View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is System 2 in charge of in terms of behavior?
(a) Impulse.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Self-control.
(d) Deception.

2. What German psychologists offered the most compelling demonstrations of the role of associative coherence in anchoring, according to the author?
(a) William Feller.
(b) Thomas Mussweiler and Fritz Strack.
(c) Larry Jacoby.
(d) Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons.

3. 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?
(a) Following fallacies.
(b) Emotionally active.
(c) Considery axioms.
(d) Cognitively busy.

4. What do scientists call observations that are produced entirely by some aspect of the method of research?
(a) Mediums.
(b) Axioms.
(c) Heuristics.
(d) Artifacts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the example where the author presents two candidates for a college professorship, which choice is favored by intuition?

2. In Chapter 31, the author posits that the main motivators of money-seeking individuals (aside for the very poor) are what?

3. Who wrote The Invisible Gorilla?

4. When did Kahneman publish Attention and Effort?

5. What creates an asymmetry that makes agreements difficult to reach?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 222 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample