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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25 - 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the participants in Nisbett's experiment at the Univerity of Michigan never got out of their booth when the stooge pleaded for help?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 13.
(d) 2.

2. Who used a method to test intentional causality by making a film in 1944 that involved a circle and two triangles?
(a) Fritz Heider and Mary-Ann Simmel.
(b) Shane Frederick.
(c) Daniel Gilbert.
(d) Danny Oppenheimer.

3. Extreme outcomes are much more likely to be observed under what conditions?
(a) Small samples.
(b) Subjective experimentation.
(c) Large samples.
(d) Median samples.

4. The author states in Chapter 26, "In mixed gambles, where both a gain and a loss are possible," what happens (552)?
(a) "Loss aversion causes narrative fallacies."
(b) "Risk seeking behavior causes extremely loss aversive choices."
(c) "Confidence overrides logic."
(d) "Loss aversion causes extremely risk-averse choices."

5. In utility theory, the utilty of a gain is assessed by comparing what?
(a) The axioms invested in the states of wealth.
(b) The base rates of the subject.
(c) The heuristics of the subject.
(d) The utilities of two states of wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what economist did Kahneman and Thaler work closely in Vancouver?

2. In the experiment conducted at the University of Michigan by Richard Nisbett, how many of the 15 participants responded immediately to the stooge's plea for help?

3. What psychologist demonstrated disgust by relating that one cockroach could ruin the appeal of a bowl of cherries, but that one cherry would not do anything for a bowl of cockroaches?

4. What word is used to describe when people fail to apply a logical rule that is obviously relevant?

5. What is a reliable way to make people believe in falsehoods?

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