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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the aphorisms presented by the author in Chapter 5, what aphorisms were judged to be more insightful to study participants?
(a) The ones that do not rhyme.
(b) The ones that are memorable.
(c) The ones that rhyme.
(d) The ones that use large words.

2. Who is the author of The Black Swan?
(a) Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
(b) Larry Jacoby.
(c) Nassim Taleb.
(d) Keith Stanovich.

3. Who created the Cognitive Reflection Test that involves the bat-and-ball problem along with two others?
(a) Shane Frederick.
(b) Daniel Gilbert.
(c) Larry Jacoby.
(d) Danny Oppenheimer.

4. Where was Albert Michotte from?
(a) France.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Norway.
(d) Sweden.

5. The average effort of System 2 is repeatedly compared with what?
(a) A crawl.
(b) A stroll.
(c) A sprint.
(d) A race.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illusion does the author demonstrate by presenting lines that appear to be different sizes but are in fact the same?

2. Who is the author's Princeton colleage that wrote "Consequences of Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity: Problems with Using Long Words Needlessly"?

3. What psychologist described the pupil of the eye as a window to the soul in Scientific American?

4. What is System 2 in charge of in terms of behavior?

5. What word from Chapter 6 refers to the state of being out of keeping with the norm or inconsistent?

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