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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25 - 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the first joint article written by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky?
(a) "Probability and Theory."
(b) "Introduction to the Mind and Morals."
(c) "Belief in the Law of Small Numbers."
(d) "The Perception of Causality."

2. In the example where the author presents two candidates for a college professorship, which individual is described as recently completing her graduate work?
(a) Anne.
(b) Kim.
(c) Mary.
(d) Sarah.

3. The operations of System 2 have one feature in common. What is this feature?
(a) They are fast.
(b) They are automatic.
(c) They require attention.
(d) They are heuristic.

4. In the example where the author presents two candidates for a college professorship, which choice is favored by intuition?
(a) Jane.
(b) Anne.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Kim.

5. In the aphorisms presented by the author in Chapter 5, what aphorisms were judged to be more insightful to study participants?
(a) The ones that are memorable.
(b) The ones that use large words.
(c) The ones that do not rhyme.
(d) The ones that rhyme.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author presents several examples in Chapter 26 that demonstrate that there is no loss aversion in what kinds of interactions?

2. What did the fictional Linda major in?

3. Who is the author of The Halo Effect?

4. Who wrote Strumbling to Happiness?

5. 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?

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