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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 26, "In mixed gambles, where both a gain and a loss are possible," what happens (552)?
(a) "Loss aversion causes narrative fallacies."
(b) "Confidence overrides logic."
(c) "Risk seeking behavior causes extremely loss aversive choices."
(d) "Loss aversion causes extremely risk-averse choices."

2. Who is the heroine of La Traviata who dies after sacrificing for love?
(a) Maria.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Anna.
(d) Violetta.

3. What does the author suggest when quoting sources in persuasive writing?
(a) Using sources that can easily be verified.
(b) Using sources that are celebrities.
(c) Using names that are easy to pronounce.
(d) Using sources that are from other countries.

4. What creates an asymmetry that makes agreements difficult to reach?
(a) Loss aversion.
(b) Narrative fallacy.
(c) Endowment effect.
(d) Theory-induced blindness.

5. Who introduced the term "affective forecasting"?
(a) John List.
(b) Baruch Fischhoff.
(c) Daniel Gilbert and Timothy Wilson.
(d) Christopher Hsee.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What image is presented in the opening of Chapter 1 to demonstrate in the reader thinking in automatic mode?

3. The author conludes in Chapter 10 that humans pay more attention to the content of messages than to what?

4. What occurs when people consider a particular value for an unknown quantity before estimating that quantity?

5. What is System 2 in charge of in terms of behavior?

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