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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 9 - 11).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tversky like to call good ideas?
(a) Brownies.
(b) Raisins.
(c) Gold nuggets.
(d) Bonbons.

2. What did the Israeli army mistakenly think was the result of superiors praising pilots?
(a) There was no effect from the praise on the pilots' next flights.
(b) The pilots performed worse on their next flights because of the praise.
(c) The superiors felt worse after praising the pilots.
(d) The pilots performed better on their next flights due to the praise.

3. Who did Amos Tversky dedicate his PhD dissertation to?
(a) His mother.
(b) Danny Kahneman.
(c) His wife, Barbara.
(d) His father.

4. Where did Tversky and Kahneman first go during the war in 1973 in the field?
(a) Tel Aviv.
(b) Jordan.
(c) The Sinai.
(d) Syria.

5. What did Tversky and Kahneman begin to realize that people were often doing rather than making random mistakes when they formed judgments?
(a) Making mistakes based on money.
(b) Doing something fundamental to their survival.
(c) Making mistakes based on misperception of color.
(d) Doing something systematically wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what did Tversky and Kahneman briefly focus on once they despaired of changing adult minds about decision-making mistakes?

2. Once Tversky and Kahneman felt they had exhausted their research into judgment, what topic did they turn to?

3. Which Israeli general spoke to Tversky's high school class during Tversky's senior year?

4. What hypothetical problem was a classic example of a framing issue?

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

(see the answer key)

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