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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 6 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Kahneman determine was the real reason for the change in pilots' performance after praise or criticism?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Insecurity.
(c) Regression to the mean.
(d) Financial hardship.

2. What was Lew Goldberg's work known for addressing?
(a) The idea that being cold makes one more likely to participate in violent acts.
(b) The idea that people's consumer habits are influenced heavily by colors.
(c) The idea that expert judgments could be less reliable than algorithms.
(d) The idea that being hungry makes one buy more when grocery shopping.

3. What did Tversky and Kahneman spend the academic year 1970 - 71 doing?
(a) Collecting data.
(b) Researching questionnaire methods.
(c) Gathering grant money.
(d) Writing separate books.

4. What problem was Redelmeier most concerned about in hospitals?
(a) Preventable infections.
(b) Clinical misjudgment.
(c) Lack of staff.
(d) Overcharging.

5. Where was Kahneman's father imprisoned in 1941?
(a) Munich.
(b) Drancy.
(c) Auschwitz.
(d) Bergan-Belsen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Morey said that knowledge is literally which of the following?

2. Who was Tversky visiting in the United States in the summer of 1970?

3. Where did the Kahnemans move after leaving Europe in the 1940s?

4. In Chapter 2, what does Lewis identify as the most curious of Danny Kahneman's personal doubts?

5. What did many people who knew Tversky remember most about him?

(see the answer key)

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