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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where was Kahneman's father imprisoned in 1941?
2. Which psychologist's work prompted Tversky to travel to Michigan to study?
3. Which of the following books did Kahneman like as a boy?
4. Who did Amos Tversky stand beside in the line for the entrance tests to be admitted to Hebrew University's psychology program?
5. In the late 1960s, what did Kahneman help the Israeli army to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 2, what did Shimon Shamir recall about Kahneman from their school days?
2. In Chapter 4, what did Kahneman say you had to study in order to study memory?
3. In Chapter 4, how did Barbara Tversky adjust to life in Israel?
4. In Chapter 2, how did Kahneman feel about each of his parents?
5. What is the common theme of the stories Lewis collects from Tversky's friends' and colleagues' recollections about him in Chapter 3?
6. In Chapter 5, how did Kahneman react to Tversky's lecture to his own students about Ward Edwards' work on Bayesian Theory?
7. In Chapter 3, for what action did Tversky receive the Israeli army's highest honor?
8. What was ironic about some people's perception that Daryl Morey must be a know-it-all?
9. In Chapter 3, what was Amnon Rapoport's first impression of Amos Tversky?
10. In Chapter 2, how was Kahneman's father saved when the Nazis took him away in November 1941?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How - and when - did Kahneman lose faith in the ability of the rest of the world to accept his and Tversky's work on decision-making and judgement? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay exploring the concept of anchoring as explained by Kahneman and Tversky, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
What role did the Israeli military play in both Tversky's and Kahneman's lives? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
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