Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Cognitive errors are best explained as errors in __________.

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To determine: The cognitive errors

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Cognitive error: It is irrational or exaggerated thought process that is expected to perpetuate the consequences of psychopathological states, especially anxiety and depression. These thinking are said to strengthen emotions or negative thoughts.

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Cognitive errors are best explained as errors in reasoning.

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In behavioral finance, the objective is to understand and explain how reasoning error influence financial decisions. More research is done in behavioral financial areas stems from work in cognitive psychology that studies several aspects of behavior such as financial managers thinking, reasoning, and decision making. When there is error in reasoning, it is known as cognitive errors.

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