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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. Which theorist had offered an alternative to utility theory in the 1950s?

2. What did Kahneman determine was the real reason for the change in pilots' performance after praise or criticism?

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

4. What was the compound involved in seeding hurricanes?

5. In Chapter 9, what does Lewis say Kahneman's and Tversky's relationship was like in every way other than sexually?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 9, what did Tversky and Khaneman uncover about a main motivating factor in the decision-making process?

3. In Chapter 9, what touched Kahneman about Tversky's advice to him about where to sleep while they were in the area of the fighting in Israel?

4. 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?

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

6. In Chapter 6, what surprised researchers about people's reactions to the motion in a room that simulated a swaying skyscraper?

7. In Chapter 9, what does Kahneman identify as a central component of the experience of misery?

8. In Chapter 8, how did Tversky's and Kahneman's work influence Donald Redelmeier?

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

10. To whom did most economists usually write - Kahneman or Tversky - and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Kahneman and Tversky, at one point, switched from focusing more on their research in academia and more on trying to reform the educational system from the early childhood years? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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

Why do you think Lewis chooses to use sports - particularly experiences picking draft players in the NBA - as a common thread running through different parts of this book? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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