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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Kahneman fly to meet Anne Treisman and declare her love for her in 1975?
(a) London.
(b) Columbia.
(c) New York.
(d) Rome.

2. What problem was Redelmeier most concerned about in hospitals?
(a) Clinical misjudgment.
(b) Overcharging.
(c) Lack of staff.
(d) Preventable infections.

3. What did Amos Tversky's father do for a living?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Veterinarian.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Professor.

4. Which of the following principals did Tversky set out to study/prove during his time in Michigan?
(a) Anchoring.
(b) Representativeness.
(c) The Halo Effect.
(d) Transitivity.

5. What did Tversky tell Delta Airlines to do to try to help avoid pilot errors?
(a) Only have one pilot in the cockpit.
(b) Train the flight attendants to fly the planes.
(c) Pay the pilots more.
(d) Change its decision-making environments.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what does Lewis observe that it did not look like the miracle of Tversky's and Kahneman's partnership could survive?

2. What feeling was regret closely linked to, according to Tversky's and Kahneman's research in Chapter 9?

3. Which Nobel prize-winner said that Tversky had a first-rate mind, which one could tell by listening to his lectures?

4. What prestigious award did Tversky receive in 1984?

5. In Chapter 2, what does Lewis identify as the most curious of Danny Kahneman's personal doubts?

(see the answer key)

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