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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. In Chapter 9, why was Tversky worried about where Kahneman was sleeping?

2. Where did Redelmeier grow up?

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

4. What did Redelmeier struggle with as a child?

5. Which of the following did Tversky and Kahneman find that people overwhelmingly chose in gambling simulations?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 6, how does Lewis describe heuristics?

3. In Chapter 8, what did Kahneman predict about people's predictions about their own happiness?

4. In Chapter 9, what did Tversky find when he went to the Suez Canal at the end of the conflict in 1973?

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. In Chapter 6, what did Lew Goldberg's experiments into decision-making in medicine reveal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lewis explain the phenomenon of others in the fields of psychology and economics trying particularly hard not only to refute Kahneman's and Tversky's work, but to almost humiliate the two men in the process? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

How does Lewis explain the relationship between classification and stereotypes, according to Tversky's and Kahneman's work? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What role did Tversky think the concept of similarity play in the process of decision-making, according to Tversky's beliefs and research? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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