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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. Where did Tversky's family move to in 1950?
(a) Tel Aviv.
(b) Haifa.
(c) Rome.
(d) Jerusalem.

2. What did Amos Tversky's father do for a living?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Veterinarian.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Professor.

3. What company did Kahneman's father work for in the early 1940s?
(a) Malcamay.
(b) Morrison Yorn.
(c) Gucci.
(d) L'Oreal.

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

5. Which very large player does Morey's team meet in 2015 as a potential draft pick?
(a) Yao Ming.
(b) Jung Mao.
(c) Satnam Singh.
(d) Morrel Lorely.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Israeli army mistakenly think was the result of superiors praising pilots?

2. What school of psychological thought was Kahneman most attracted to as a young man?

3. What was the title of Tversky's and Kahneman's first paper to describe how people formed judgments?

4. Which fellow student did Tversky have an intense relationship with in school?

5. What was the compound involved in seeding hurricanes?

(see the answer key)

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