1. How does Schelling describe a decision such as choosing a seat in a theater?
(a) As something common and seemingly thoughtless that is nonetheless informed by subliminal motives.
(b) As a decision that can be predicted by mathematical laws of possibility.
(c) As a commonplace act that manifests the unconscious childhood sexual trauma of the individual.
(d) As a special case that cannot be analyzed using any particular interpretive framework.

2. What social science does Schelling say sociology resembles?
(a) History.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Economics.
(d) Paranormal psychology.

3. How many calls does the individual receive, in the aggregate, in Schelling's analysis?
(a) As many as he makes.
(b) It depends on his personality.
(c) As many as others make.
(d) It depends on how many people he knows.

4. What does Schelling call the phenomenon when two independent activities are dependent upon each other in that one is looked to as the other's source of growth?
(a) An economic proposition.
(b) The transcendental relationship.
(c) A direct proportion.
(d) The acceleration principle.

5. What does Schelling say about a bike owner buying a bike for $90 and selling it for $150?
(a) He says that the exchange replaces a real bicycle with abstract money.
(b) He says that the owner still has to pay overhead, so the exchange is equal.
(c) He says that the exchange is consistent with laws of capitalism.
(d) He says that the owner gains a profit of $60.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling say the presence of a small group of black students in a college student body does for any economic propositions about the behavior of that student body?

2. In Schelling's analysis, what behavior governs the people filling the theater?

3. What does Schelling say people have a tendency to do?

4. What example from nature does Schelling contrapose to human decisions?

5. What does Schelling say about the frequency of pairs?

(see the answer key)

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