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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, at what institution was Miles Shore the Bullard Professor of Psychiatry?
(a) Harvard Medical School.
(b) Hebrew University Medical School.
(c) Yale Medical School.
(d) Princeton Medical School.

2. What was Lew Goldberg's work known for addressing?
(a) The idea that people's consumer habits are influenced heavily by colors.
(b) The idea that being hungry makes one buy more when grocery shopping.
(c) The idea that expert judgments could be less reliable than algorithms.
(d) The idea that being cold makes one more likely to participate in violent acts.

3. Which Nobel prize-winner said that Tversky had a first-rate mind, which one could tell by listening to his lectures?
(a) Murray Gell-Mann.
(b) Richard Feynman.
(c) Kenneth Arrow.
(d) Marshall Mathers.

4. What feeling was regret closely linked to, according to Tversky's and Kahneman's research in Chapter 9?
(a) Feeling anger towards a parent.
(b) Disliking one's spouse.
(c) Coming close to some goal or desire but not achieving it.
(d) Hurting someone else's feelings.

5. What did one Hebrew University official say to Tversky about him leaving Israel for the United States?
(a) It would be a coup.
(b) It would be a betrayal.
(c) It would be a war crime.
(d) It would be a national tragedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Kahneman change the way tank drivers were trained?

2. In Chapter 6, who persuaded the National Science Foundation to allocate $60,000 to him for a behavioral science research center?

3. Who was Tversky visiting in the United States in the summer of 1970?

4. What did Tversky and Kahneman spend the academic year 1970 - 71 doing?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, why did Kahneman's and Tverksy's theories upset historians so much?

2. In Chapter 8, what is one reason Redelmeier suspected Tversky seemed to have so much time to work with him on ideas and papers?

3. In 1973, why did Kahneman and Tversky rush home to Israel from the United States?

4. Why did Kahneman and Tversky move to the United States at the same time in Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 9, what did Tversky and Kahneman find out about soldiers' motivations for fighting?

6. In Chapter 9, what is one practical change Kahneman suggested to the Israeli army based on the garbage he saw on the side of the road?

7. In Chapter 7, what mathematical principle did Kahneman find was responsible for pilots' performance after praise or criticism?

8. In Chapter 6, what was a main feature of the way that Kahneman and Tversky worked together?

9. After the conflict in 1973, what topic did Tversky entice Kahneman to work with him on tackling?

10. In Chapter 11, what did Kahneman tell Miles Shore about one of his biggest difficulties with Tversky?

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