Ünite Sınavı Soruları

Which of the following are the three basic components of mental accounting according to Richard Thaler (1999)?

During the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, internet service became essential for the continuation of education. As many institutions transitioned to online learning, there was a surge in optical fiber internet connection subscriptions in densely populated areas such as large cities, but this trend was not observed in more rural areas and villages. Installing the infrastructure for fiber optical connections takes time and investment, and many individuals living in rural areas were not willing to wait for these installations for weeks without an internet connection, or to invest TRY500 liras or more for a cellular (4g/4.5g) connection to gain higher internet speeds and continued to use their existing connections. Which possible cause of the status quo bias does this phenomenon relate to?

When buying cheese from a supermarket, there is a 30 Turkish Lira discount on 200 grams of one cheese that normally costs 100 Turkish Lira, and a 60 Turkish Lira discount on 600 grams of the same cheese that normally costs 300 Turkish Lira. When coding this purchase, which of the following explains why consumers choose the 30 Lira discount in the decision-making process since the reference price per gram of cheese is the same?

When providing accident data, traffic safety institutions comparing data from motorcycles, cars, and heavy vehicles like trucks and busses offer statistics on fatalities and serious injuries per 100 vehicles but do not present overall accident numbers or ratios. Therefore, motorcycles are considered to be most dangerous by the general public in many countries, followed by cars and busses, despite having lower actual accident occurrences. Which aspect of mental accounting are these institutions taking advantage of?

From a classical economic perspective, which of the following choices has been proven to disrupt the expected decision making process?

Which of the following is not one of the ways to maximize utility in accordance with the Value function of Prospect Theory?

Which below is a characteristic of the reflective system?

During the thinking process, which aspect of the dual structure system would be shown if someone changed their opinion or perspective when presented with new and accurate data or information and adapted a new approach to the situation?

Which below is not a characteristic of automatic system?

What is the field of study that examines the psychological and emotional factors that influence people’s economic decisions?

1. Bounded
2. Flexible
3. Effortless
4. Neutral
5. Slow

Which characteristics above describe the reflective system

Which of the following is not one of the possible causes of status quo behavior?

Which of the following best describes heuristics?

Which of the following is not one of the elements that Shah & Oppenheimer (2008) describes as reducing the effort in the decision-making process?

The automatic system is an effortless, fast, ____ process that includes emotions and is governed by habits, which humans share with other living things in evolutionary terms. 

Which characteristic below fills the blank space?

Which below is not a characteristic of reflective system?

What do people use  to estimate the likelihood of an event and the value of something?

Which below is a characteristic of the automatic system?

What is an interdisciplinary field that combines insights from psychology, sociology, and economics to understand how people make decisions and how those decisions impact the economy?

1. Slow-learning
2. Serial
3. Rule-governed
4. Slow
5. Emotional

Which of the characteristics listed above describe automatic system?