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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 introduced the word "flow" to describe the state of effortless attending?
2. 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?
3. Who is declared by the author as the hero of the book in Chapter 1?
4. The operations of System 2 have one feature in common. What is this feature?
5. Who used a method to test intentional causality by making a film in 1944 that involved a circle and two triangles?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does WYSIATI mean and how does the author apply it?
2. What is Bayesian inference?
3. What is demonstrated in the experiment that involved a person having a seizure?
4. What experiment is described in the article "Mind at Ease Puts a Smile on the Face"?
5. What is priming and how does it relate to anchoring?
6. What scene does the author present in order to demonstrate "norm theory" in the text?
7. What does the Linda problem prove?
8. How does the author correlate text font to illusion?
9. How does the author describe illusions of remembering?
10. What study by psychologist Eckhard Hess inspired Kahneman's early work?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the concepts of cognitive ease and cognitive strain. How are each defined? How do cognitive ease and strain relate to System 1 and System 2? What are the causes and symptoms of cognitive ease and strain?
Essay Topic 2
What does the acronym WYSIATI stand for? Why does the author introduce this acronym and its concept? How does the author propose that one should go about countering WYSIATI?
Essay Topic 3
What are the different actions that the author presents in "How to Write a Persuasive Message"? Give an example of each action one should take. What are the impacts of these actions on the audience/reader?
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