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Questions and Answers
True or false:According to Associate Professor Joe Kable's research, there are no differences in brain structure between those who are risk-averse and those who are risk-tolerant or risk-seekers.
True or false:According to Associate Professor Joe Kable's research, there are no differences in brain structure between those who are risk-averse and those who are risk-tolerant or risk-seekers.
False
True or false: Knowing someone's attitude to risk is not useful in financial planning.
True or false: Knowing someone's attitude to risk is not useful in financial planning.
False
True or false: There are four types of people when it comes to attitudes to risk: risk-averse, risk-tolerant, risk-seekers, and risk-neutral.
True or false: There are four types of people when it comes to attitudes to risk: risk-averse, risk-tolerant, risk-seekers, and risk-neutral.
False
True or false: The phrase "to put money away" means to spend money.
True or false: The phrase "to put money away" means to spend money.
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True or false: Retirement is the time when someone starts working.
True or false: Retirement is the time when someone starts working.
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True or false: The podcast hosts cannot be found on social media.
True or false: The podcast hosts cannot be found on social media.
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True or false: The first driverless car was demonstrated on a public road in the 2020s.
True or false: The first driverless car was demonstrated on a public road in the 2020s.
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True or false: The verb "to assess" means to ignore information.
True or false: The verb "to assess" means to ignore information.
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True or false: Risk-tolerant people have the same brain structure as risk-averse people.
True or false: Risk-tolerant people have the same brain structure as risk-averse people.
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True or false: The BBC Learning English website does not offer any resources for learning English.
True or false: The BBC Learning English website does not offer any resources for learning English.
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Study Notes
- The topic of the discussion is risk and people's attitudes towards it.
- There are three types of people when it comes to attitudes to risk: risk-averse, risk-tolerant, and risk-seekers.
- Associate Professor Joe Kable conducted research on risk-taking and found differences in brain structure between those who are risk-averse and those who are risk-tolerant or risk-seekers.
- Knowledge of someone's attitude to risk could be useful in financial planning.
- The first driverless car was demonstrated on a public road in the 1920s.
- The verb "to assess" means to make a judgement or decision based on information.
- The phrase "to put money away" means to save money.
- Retirement is the time when someone stops working, either by choice or because they are too old to work.
- The podcast hosts can be found on social media and the BBC Learning English website.
- The quiz question asked when the first driverless car was demonstrated on a public road and the answer was the 1920s.
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