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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. How did Kahneman change the way tank drivers were trained?
(a) He said they would learn best in trios.
(b) He said they would learn best in pairs.
(c) He said they would learn best by taking notes.
(d) He said they would learn best in bursts of 30-minute intervals.

2. What theory did J. Allan Hobson refute effectively in his own research?
(a) The Freudian idea that dreams arose from unconscious desires.
(b) The theory of regret in relation to gains.
(c) The Keynesian theory of economics.
(d) Game theory.

3. The belief in which of the following was the subject of Tversky's and Kahneman's early works?
(a) The power of music.
(b) The Halo Effect.
(c) The law of small numbers.
(d) Regression to the mean.

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

5. What hypothetical problem was a classic example of a framing issue?
(a) The Blue Ocean Rant.
(b) The Fleishman Problem.
(c) The Kobayashi Maru.
(d) The Asian Disease Problem.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, at what institution was Miles Shore the Bullard Professor of Psychiatry?

2. What did Redelmeier say Kahneman was more likely to see in his own work than Tversky was able to see in his own work?

3. Who was the original owner of the World Trade Center?

4. What did Tversky and Kahneman find about many choices all decision-makers face?

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

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