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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who introduced the labels System 1 and System 2 as systems of the mind?
(a) Nassim Taleb.
(b) Larry Jacoby.
(c) Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
(d) Keith Stanovich and Richard West.

2. What does the author claim newspaper headlines do?
(a) Satisfy the need for coherence.
(b) Garnish attention from actual news.
(c) Entertain and enlighten.
(d) Inform of facts.

3. Who coined the term "mere exposure effect"?
(a) Shane Frederick.
(b) Daniel Gilbert.
(c) Danny Oppenheimer.
(d) Robert Zajonc.

4. Who created the Remote Association Test to study creativity?
(a) Danny Oppenheimer.
(b) Daniel Gilbert.
(c) Samoff Mednick.
(d) Shane Frederick.

5. What region of the brain is substantially more developed in humans than other primates and is involved in operations associated with intelligence?
(a) The brainstem.
(b) The prefrontal area.
(c) The cerebellum.
(d) The occipital lobe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Albert Michotte from?

3. Who created the Cognitive Reflection Test that involves the bat-and-ball problem along with two others?

4. Cognitive strain is defined by the author as being affected by both the current level of effort and what?

5. What word from Chapter 6 refers to the state of being out of keeping with the norm or inconsistent?

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