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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illusion is posed by the author in Chapter 6 when he asks about how many animals were brought upon the ark?
(a) The Noah Illusion.
(b) The Muller-Lyer illusion.The
(c) The Biblical Illusion.
(d) The Moses Illusion.

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

3. Who created a study article called "Becoming Famous Overnight"?
(a) Jackson Beatty.
(b) Eckhard Hess.
(c) Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
(d) Larry Jacoby.

4. The author notes that in the event that this book were made into a film, what role would System 2 play?
(a) A supporting character that believes he is the hero.
(b) A diva and backstabber.
(c) A leading role while thinking he is a background character.
(d) A minor character that knows it is a minor character.

5. What is a reliable way to make people believe in falsehoods?
(a) Looking to the left.
(b) Frequent repetition.
(c) Standing boldly with arms crossed.
(d) Nodding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Invisible Gorilla?

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

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

4. What region of the brain is substantially more developed in humans than other primates and is involved in operations associated with intelligence?

5. Who introduced the labels System 1 and System 2 as systems of the mind?

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