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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 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 occipital lobe.
(c) The prefrontal area.
(d) The cerebellum.

2. What book did Abert Michotte write in 1945?
(a) Introduction to the Mind and Morals.
(b) The Perception of Causality.
(c) The Moses Illusion.
(d) Introduction to Cognitive Pupillometry.

3. Cognitive strain is defined by the author as being affected by both the current level of effort and what?
(a) Levels of intelligence.
(b) The presence of unmet demands.
(c) Cognitive Pupillometry.
(d) The probability of future expectations.

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

5. 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 Biblical Illusion.
(c) The Muller-Lyer illusion.The
(d) The Moses Illusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Strumbling to Happiness?

2. According to the author, people who are what are also more likely to make selfish choices, use sexist language, and make superficial judgments in social situations?

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

4. What are the subjects in the gorilla study instructed to count in the short film?

5. Where was Albert Michotte from?

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