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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author notes that in the event that this book were made into a film, what role would System 2 play?

2. When did Kahneman publish Attention and Effort?

3. When did the Yom Kippur War break out?

4. Who created the Remote Association Test to study creativity?

5. What psychologist described the pupil of the eye as a window to the soul in Scientific American?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is demonstrated in the experiment that involved a person having a seizure?

2. What is Bayesian inference?

3. What was involved in the Invisible Gorilla experiment? What did it demonstrate?

4. What does the author say about stereotyping?

5. How does the author describe illusions of remembering?

6. How does System 1 operate?

7. What are the results of our predilection for causal thinking?

8. What experiment is described in the article "Mind at Ease Puts a Smile on the Face"?

9. How is mood related to cognitive ease and cognitive strain?

10. What scene does the author present in order to demonstrate "norm theory" in the text?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Systems 1 and 2. How are these systems different? How are they similar? What is the inter-relatedness between these two systems?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss expected utility theory. Who introduced this theory? What does it state? How does it differ from prospect theory?

Essay Topic 3

What are frames? What are the different types of frames? How do frames affect decision making? Provide examples of frames from the text and/or from your own experiences.

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