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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. Who is described as the editor for the online magazine Edge that asked scientists to report their favorite equation?

2. What is described as the currency consumed by the nervous system above all others, and which serves as a currency for effortful mental activity?

3. With whom did Daniel Kahneman conduct a study on pupil dilation at the University of Michigan?

4. Who created the Cognitive Reflection Test that involves the bat-and-ball problem along with two others?

5. The average effort of System 2 is repeatedly compared with what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is anchoring?

2. How does the author describe illusions of remembering?

3. What can induce cognitive ease? What does cognitive ease mean?

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

5. What are the processes of System 2?

6. How does System 1 operate?

7. What is Bayesian inference?

8. What is regression toward the mean?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Law of Small Numbers. What does this law state? How does the author illustrate the law? How does the law come into play when we assess statistics from scientific studies?

Essay Topic 2

What is the author's history with Amos Tversky? On what works did the two collaborate? What terms and concepts did these individuals develop? Cite examples from the text in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Daniel Bernoulli and his contributions to the study of decision making. What approach did Bernoulli introduce to the evaluation of gambles? Why is Bernoulli's theory flawed?

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