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AbstractGoal-based investing is concerned with reaching a monetary investment goal by a given finite deadline, which differs from mean-variance optimization in modern portfolio theory. In this article, we expand the close connection between goal-based investing and option hedging that was originally discovered in Browne (Adv Appl Probab 31(2):551–577 ...
Thomas Krabichler, Marcus Wunsch
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The Dynamic Effects of Subconscious Goal Pursuit on Resource Allocation, Task Performance, and Goal Abandonment [PDF]
We test two potential boundary conditions for the effects of subconscious goals—the nature of the goal that is activated (achievement vs. underachievement) and conscious goal striving. Subconscious achievement goals increase the amount of time devoted to
Bell, Bradford S, Sitzmann, Traci
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Football goal distributions and extremal statistics [PDF]
We analyse the distributions of the number of goals scored by home teams, away teams, and the total scored in the match, in domestic football games from 169 countries between 1999 and 2001. The probability density functions (PDFs) of goals scored are too
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Validation of Rubric Evaluation for Programming Education
In evaluating the learning achievement of programming-thinking skills, the method of using a rubric that describes evaluation items and evaluation stages is widely employed.
Daisuke Saito +3 more
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The physical mandate for belief-goal psychology [PDF]
This article describes a heuristic argument for understanding certain physical systems in terms of properties that resemble the beliefs and goals of folk psychology. The argument rests on very simple assumptions.
Chrisley, Ron, McGregor, Simon
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The relation between goal adjustment, goal disturbance, and mental well-being among persons with multiple sclerosis [PDF]
Objective: This study investigated the role of goal adjustment, i.e. disengaging from blocked goals and reengaging into alternative goals, in mental well-being and goal disturbance in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). Design: A cross-sectional design
Crombez, Geert +4 more
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Visual adaptation to goal-directed hand actions [PDF]
Prolonged exposure to visual stimuli, or adaptation, often results in an adaptation “aftereffect” which can profoundly distort our perception of subsequent visual stimuli.
Abelson +92 more
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Motivational Goal Bracketing with Non-Rational Goals [PDF]
Abstract We provide a tractable model of motivational goal bracketing by a present-biased individual, extending previous work to show that the main insights from models with rational goals carry over to a setting with non-rational goals. Goals motivate because they serve as reference points that make substandard performance psychologically painful. A
Koch, Alexander Karl, Nafziger, Julia
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Pragmatic Believing and its Explanation
Most explanations of beliefs are epistemically or pragmatically rationalizing. The distinction between these two types involves the explainer's differing expectations of how the believer will behave in the face of counterevidence.
Ward E. Jones
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Life Gets Even More Beautiful, During Extended 90 + Minutes
In the 2022 Qatar World Cup, FIFA increased additional time by adding every moment when the ball isn’t played to the play time as an allowance for time lost. This also increased the number of goals scored during additional time. This research studies the
Engin Kocakarın
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