View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 12 - Coda).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was in charge of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs that asked Kahneman for help in 1974?
(a) Benny Shalit.
(b) Shimon Perez.
(c) Benyamin Albaum.
(d) Zvi Lanir.

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

3. Which of the following was a problem for Kahneman and Tversky in their investigations of biases and heuristics?
(a) They did not have the intellectual tools to understand what they were finding.
(b) They did not have the funding to complete their research.
(c) They did not have the physical stamina to complete their research.
(d) They did not have the time to complete their research.

4. Who was the head of the Israeli military psychology?
(a) Lew Goldberg.
(b) Marshall Fishbein.
(c) Larry Sheinbaum.
(d) Benny Shalit.

5. What publication did Tversky and Kahneman think offered them the best chance of reaching audiences outside of psychology?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) Science.
(c) Nature.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Morey realize was one of his big mistakes with the unsuccessful player his model chose in 2008?

3. Which book did Lewis publish in 2003?

4. In the late 1960s, what did Kahneman help the Israeli army to do?

5. Who coauthored the first article Tversky ever wrote about medicine?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 281 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample