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  2. Risk aversion (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Most theoretical analyses of risky choices depict each option as a gamble that can yield various outcomes with different probabilities. [2] Widely accepted risk-aversion theories, including Expected Utility Theory (EUT) and Prospect Theory (PT), arrive at risk aversion only indirectly, as a side effect of how outcomes are valued or how probabilities are judged. [3]

  3. Hypocrisy - Wikipedia

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    Alternatively, the word is an amalgam of the Greek prefix hypo-, meaning "under", and the verb krinein, meaning "to sift or decide". Thus the original meaning implied a deficiency in the ability to sift or decide. This deficiency, as it pertains to one's own beliefs and feelings, informs the word's contemporary meaning. [7]

  4. Social stigma - Wikipedia

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    Secondly, the differences that are socially judged to be relevant differ vastly according to time and place. An example of this is the emphasis that was put on the size of the forehead and faces of individuals in the late 19th century—which was believed to be a measure of a person's criminal nature. [citation needed]

  5. Social anxiety and relationship development - Wikipedia

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    Social anxiety is characterised by the fear of being judged negatively in social interactions or performance situations, which can lead to emotional distress and disrupt an individual's social functioning. [1] [2] Individuals with social anxiety have a fear of social situations that is so intense that they feel it is beyond their control.

  6. Prejudice - Wikipedia

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    The realistic conflict theory states that competition between limited resources leads to increased negative prejudices and discrimination. This can be seen even when the resource is insignificant. In the Robber's Cave experiment, [16] negative prejudice and hostility was created between two summer camps after sports competitions for small ...

  7. Jeff Bezos wants to be judged by how rich he’s made investors ...

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    Jeff Bezos wants to be judged by how rich he’s made others — ‘I’ve created something like $2.1 trillion of wealth for other people’ Christiaan Hetzner Updated December 6, 2024 at 3:24 AM

  8. What is a deficiency judgment? - AOL

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    A deficiency judgment can have a significant negative impact on your credit, which can affect your ability to get another loan in the future. To avoid a mortgage deficiency judgment, contact your ...

  9. Risk perception - Wikipedia

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    Factors of risk perceptions. Risk perception is the subjective judgement that people make about the characteristics and severity of a risk. [1] [2] [3] Risk perceptions often differ from statistical assessments of risk since they are affected by a wide range of affective (emotions, feelings, moods, etc.), cognitive (gravity of events, media coverage, risk-mitigating measures, etc.), contextual ...