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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Pickpocket.
(c) Prevalent.
(d) City.

2. What does the author describe seeing on a drive from New York to Princeton that surprised him and his wife in Chapter 6?
(a) A man with a gun.
(b) A naked woman.
(c) A burning car.
(d) A gorilla.

3. What is described as the currency consumed by the nervous system above all others, and which serves as a currency for effortful mental activity?
(a) Glucose.
(b) Testosterone.
(c) Estrogen.
(d) Vitamin B.

4. The average effort of System 2 is repeatedly compared with what?
(a) A race.
(b) A crawl.
(c) A sprint.
(d) A stroll.

5. In one example provided for the reader, Kahneman instructs to draw one line, 2 1/2 inches from the bottom of a sheet of paper. On a second sheet, the subject is to draw a 2 1/5 line from the top. What are his observations regarding the lines?
(a) Both lines will be divergent but correct.
(b) The line from the bottom will be more accurate.
(c) Both lines will be equally accurate.
(d) The line from the top will be more accurate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What German psychologists offered the most compelling demonstrations of the role of associative coherence in anchoring, according to the author?

2. What does the author suggest when quoting sources in persuasive writing?

3. The operations of System 2 have one feature in common. What is this feature?

4. When did the Yom Kippur War break out?

5. Where was Albert Michotte from?

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