View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Redelmeier think was odd, in hindsight, about his relationships with Tversky and Kahneman?

2. How did Paul Slovic describe Tversky's and Kahneman's way of collaborating?

3. Where did Tversky and Kahneman first go during the war in 1973 in the field?

4. Where was Richard Thaler an assistant professor in 1975?

5. What hypothetical problem was a classic example of a framing issue?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 6, how did Kahneman say Tversky helped streamline his own thinking during the early years they worked together?

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 8, what was Redelmeier's impression about the differences between working with Kahneman and Tversky?

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 did Kahneman's collaboration with Tversky change the way Kahneman worked and lived - and vice versa? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

What did Kahneman's and Tversky's work reveal about the role of stereotypes in judgement and decision-making? Write an essay explaining your answers.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 801 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample