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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the conclusion of the study of availability bias conducted by Paul Slovic, Sarah Lichtenstein, and Baruch Fischoff, they deduced that estimates of causes of death are warped by what?
(a) Media coverage.
(b) The economy.
(c) Family history of illness.
(d) Direct knowledge.

2. What is the title of the first joint article written by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky?
(a) "Introduction to the Mind and Morals."
(b) "Belief in the Law of Small Numbers."
(c) "The Perception of Causality."
(d) "Probability and Theory."

3. Who is the author of The Black Swan?
(a) Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
(b) Larry Jacoby.
(c) Keith Stanovich.
(d) Nassim Taleb.

4. Who wrote The Invisible Gorilla?
(a) Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons.
(b) Larry Jacoby.
(c) Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
(d) Nassim Taleb.

5. In the aphorisms presented by the author in Chapter 5, what aphorisms were judged to be more insightful to study participants?
(a) The ones that use large words.
(b) The ones that rhyme.
(c) The ones that are memorable.
(d) The ones that do not rhyme.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to the study of pupils in relation to the mind?

2. What occurs when people consider a particular value for an unknown quantity before estimating that quantity?

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

4. Who created a study article called "Becoming Famous Overnight"?

5. Who created the Remote Association Test to study creativity?

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