Understanding Risk: Terminology and Types

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What is the term for a physical condition that increases the chance of loss?

  • A Priori
  • Moral
  • Hazard (correct)
  • Empirical

Which type of probability is determined on the basis of historical data?

  • Rare Probability
  • A Priori Probability
  • Empirical Probability (correct)
  • Judgmental Probability

What type of risk affects the entire risk economy or a large number of persons/groups within the economy?

  • Pure risk
  • Particular risk
  • Financial risk
  • Fundamental risk (correct)

Which category of risks includes the risk of premature death, old age, poor health, and unemployment?

<p>Personal Risks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a possibility of loss or no loss, where the outcome cannot be measured by monetary terms?

<p>Pure risk (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best defines the concept of risk?

<p>Possibility of risk adverse deviation from a desired outcome (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes risk from chance?

<p>Risk implies uncertainty and the possibility of adverse deviation, while chance implies uncertainty with favorable outcomes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to an unpredictable combination of hazard that may lead to loss?

<p>Peril (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of pure risk?

<p>A risk involving only the possibility of financial loss or no loss (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is risk related to uncertainty?

<p>Risk involves uncertainty about an event's outcome (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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