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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the psychology professor who thought Tversky's and Kahneman's early work would win a Nobel Prize in Economics?
(a) Paul Volcker.
(b) Lew Goldberg.
(c) Irv Biederman.
(d) Irene Norris.

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?
(a) How it could be applied in the real world.
(b) What was wrong with it.
(c) How much money it would generate for the different universities.
(d) How others would likely criticize it.

3. In Chapter 7, how did Tversky and Kahneman classify the relationship between prediction and judgment?
(a) A judgment is more important than a prediction.
(b) A prediction is a judgment that involves uncertainty.
(c) Uncertainty is a necessary precursor for both prediction and judgment.
(d) A prediction always comes after a judgment.

4. Where did Redelmeier grow up?
(a) Toronto.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Beijing.
(d) San Francisco.

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

6. Who was the head of the Israeli military psychology?
(a) Lew Goldberg.
(b) Marshall Fishbein.
(c) Benny Shalit.
(d) Larry Sheinbaum.

7. In Oregon, where did Tversky and Kahneman find an office to work together in?
(a) A former florist shop.
(b) A former Unitarian church.
(c) A former post office.
(d) A former butcher shop.

8. What was the prevailing theory of decision-making called when Tversky and Kahneman began researching it?
(a) Reward theory.
(b) Sense theory.
(c) Loss theory.
(d) Utility theory.

9. In Chapter 8, where did Donald Redelmeier work?
(a) Sunnybrook Hospital.
(b) Mount Sinai Hospital.
(c) Los Angeles Hospital.
(d) Boston University Hospital.

10. What did Kahneman determine was the real reason for the change in pilots' performance after praise or criticism?
(a) Regression to the mean.
(b) Confidence.
(c) Insecurity.
(d) Financial hardship.

11. What did Tversky and Kahneman find about many choices all decision-makers face?
(a) The choices are clouded by other people's opinions.
(b) The choices are often two unpleasant options.
(c) The choices are affected by whether or not one is a parent.
(d) The choices are clouded by positive emotions.

12. Kahneman felt that it was the anticipation of which of the following that affected many people's decisions?
(a) Embarrassment.
(b) Regret.
(c) Anger.
(d) Contentment.

13. Who served as the middleman in the negotiations between Israel and Syria in 1974?
(a) Bill Mitchell.
(b) Henry Kissinger.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Bill Clinton.

14. In Chapter 9, why was Tversky worried about where Kahneman was sleeping?
(a) He thought Kahneman might contract pneumonia.
(b) He thought it was too near a tank and Kahneman night be crushed.
(c) He thought Kahneman would be a target for abuse from other soldiers.
(d) He thought Kahneman might get hit by a sniper's bullet.

15. What did Redelmeier think was odd, in hindsight, about his relationships with Tversky and Kahneman?
(a) How strange it was that neither man had invited him to travel to Israel.
(b) How little he knew about each man's life.
(c) How each man did his best work while playing basketball and discussing their ideas at the same time.
(d) How little he knew about each man's educational background.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was in charge of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs that asked Kahneman for help in 1974?

2. In Chapter 8, what was the hospital Donald Redelmeier worked at known for?

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

4. What kind of opinion did Tversky have about historians and history books?

5. What problem was Redelmeier most concerned about in hospitals?

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