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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30 - 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author notes in Chapter 30 that what "is similar to the psychology of terrorism" (619)?
(a) "The psychology of narrative fallacies."
(b) "The psychology of anchors."
(c) "The psychology of high-prize lotteries."
(d) "The psychology of statistical means."

2. What term refers to the quality of being noticeable or important?
(a) Endowment.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Heuristic.
(d) Salience.

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

4. The author asserts that errors of prediction are inevitable for what reason?
(a) Because humans lack objectivity.
(b) Because humans lack statistical knowledge.
(c) Because we do not have the math to calculate the future.
(d) Because the world is unpredictable.

5. Where did Kahneman and Tversky present their Linda study to doctoral students in the decision-science program?
(a) Princeton University School of Business.
(b) Stanford Graduate School of Business.
(c) New York University School of Business.
(d) Harvard University School of Business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term is used to describe the adoption and termination of task sets by psychologists?

2. Who wrote the 2005 book Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know?

3. What term refers to elementary rules, or statements regarded as established?

4. What label is given to the documented research showing a massive preference for selling winners rather than losers?

5. Who was the anesthesiologist who intervened regarding physicians' and midwives' clinical judgment to determine whether a baby faced breathing distress?

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