According to the choice corollary, the high-risk, high-reward adventurous option has a:
a. lower adaptive control.
b. high adaptive control.
c. high predictive efficiency.
d. lower predictive efficiency.
ANS: D
FEEDBACK: One must choose between the low-risk, minimal-reward secure option and the high-risk, high-reward adventurous option. The first has a high predictive efficiency, the second a lower predictive efficiency.
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