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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 14.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What do scientists call observations that are produced entirely by some aspect of the method of research?
(a) Axioms.
(b) Mediums.
(c) Artifacts.
(d) Heuristics.
2. The author compares the conscious mind with what in Chapter 5?
(a) A ship's hull.
(b) A cemetery.
(c) A ship's mast.
(d) A cockpit.
3. What illusion does the author demonstrate by presenting lines that appear to be different sizes but are in fact the same?
(a) The illusion of Narrative Fallacy.
(b) The Muller-Lyer illusion.
(c) The Anchoring illusion.
(d) The Executive Control illusion.
4. The author notes that in the event that this book were made into a film, what role would System 2 play?
(a) A minor character that knows it is a minor character.
(b) A supporting character that believes he is the hero.
(c) A diva and backstabber.
(d) A leading role while thinking he is a background character.
5. What does the author suggest when quoting sources in persuasive writing?
(a) Using sources that are celebrities.
(b) Using sources that are from other countries.
(c) Using names that are easy to pronounce.
(d) Using sources that can easily be verified.
Short Answer Questions
1. What branch of medicine deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other health factors?
2. Who created the Cognitive Reflection Test that involves the bat-and-ball problem along with two others?
3. The author gives an example in Chapter 10 wherein a large urn is filled with equal numbers of red and white marbles. A person takes four marbles from the urn, counts them, and returns them. The author asserts that the outcome of "two red and two white" marbles is how many times higher than the outcome of four red, or four white marbles?
4. What term did Sunstein and Kuran invent for the mechanism through which biases flow into policy?
5. Where was Albert Michotte from?
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