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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book did Abert Michotte write in 1945?
(a) Introduction to Cognitive Pupillometry.
(b) The Moses Illusion.
(c) Introduction to the Mind and Morals.
(d) The Perception of Causality.

2. 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 extremely risk-averse choices."
(b) "Risk seeking behavior causes extremely loss aversive choices."
(c) "Loss aversion causes narrative fallacies."
(d) "Confidence overrides logic."

3. What creates an asymmetry that makes agreements difficult to reach?
(a) Theory-induced blindness.
(b) Endowment effect.
(c) Narrative fallacy.
(d) Loss aversion.

4. Who discovered a named regression to the mean?
(a) Sir Francis Galton.
(b) Gary Klein.
(c) John List.
(d) Christopher Hsee.

5. The author presents a sentence describing Jane losing her wallet in New York in Chapter 6. What word stood out the most for subjects given a recall test about the sentence?
(a) Lost.
(b) City.
(c) Prevalent.
(d) Pickpocket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the fictional Linda major in?

2. What part of the brain has a primary role as its threat center?

3. 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?

4. The author states in the opening of Chapter 29, "Whenever you form a global evaluation of a complex object--a car you may buy, your son-in-law, or an uncertain situation--you" do what (600)?

5. What term does the author apply to the idea that once you have accepted a theory and used it as a tool in your thinking, it is extremely difficult to notice its flaws?

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