Exercises

1. “A father and son were involved in a car accident in which the father was killed and the son was seriously injured. The father was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident and his body was taken to a local morgue. The son was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital and was immediately wheeled into an emergency operating room. A surgeon was called. Upon arrival and seeing the patient, the attending surgeon exclaimed, “Oh my God, it’s my son! Can you explain this?” (Story adapted from the Father/Son activity found in Pendry, Driscoll, and Field (2007).)
2. Try to remember how many times you were afraid of being wrong. Now, imagine that you’re presenting a trading technique. Would you make sure that you are presenting it in the best light possible? Would you choose a chart where you have 10 successes and 2 failures or a chart where you have 7 failures and 3 successes? Some people would say they would present both, but when you have...