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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 35 - 38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who coined the term "Econs and Humans"?
(a) John Gottman.
(b) Richard Thaler.
(c) Gary Klein.
(d) Bruno Frey.

2. In the first description of the fictional Linda, Kahneman and Tversky said that she was how old?
(a) 19.
(b) 26.
(c) 31.
(d) 35.

3. Who created the Cognitive Reflection Test that involves the bat-and-ball problem along with two others?
(a) Shane Frederick.
(b) Larry Jacoby.
(c) Daniel Gilbert.
(d) Danny Oppenheimer.

4. The author compares the conscious mind with what in Chapter 5?
(a) A cemetery.
(b) A cockpit.
(c) A ship's mast.
(d) A ship's hull.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Amos Tversky, Tom Gilovich, and Robert Vallone conducted a study of misperceptions and randomness in what sport?

2. Given the following information, what percentage of respondents answered Mr. Brown? "Mr. Brown almost never picks up hitchhikers. Yesterday he gave a man a ride and was robbed" and "Mr. Smith frequently picks up hitchhikers. Yesterday he gave a man a ride and was robbed" (666)?

3. What aspect of the mind answers the question: "Does it hurt now" (734)?

4. What neighborhood within Niagara Falls, New York was the location of a 70-acre landfill that was the epicenter of a massive environmental disaster?

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

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