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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 in Chapter 30 that what "is similar to the psychology of terrorism" (619)?
2. In the author's description of the cold-pressor experiment, how long did the short episode consist of?
3. Who was the founder of psychophysics?
4. Who is the intellectual leader of an association of scholars against the author's works who call themselves NDM's?
5. What psychologist demonstrated disgust by relating that one cockroach could ruin the appeal of a bowl of cherries, but that one cherry would not do anything for a bowl of cockroaches?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is broad framing? What is narrow framing?
2. How did Nassim Taleb define the term narrative fallacy in The Black Swan?
3. Why does Kahneman cite the book Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? Who wrote this book?
4. Why was Kahneman astonished upon reading an essay by Bruno Frey?
5. How does the author assert terrorism works in Chapter 30?
6. What findings were published in "Money, Kisses, and Electric Shocks: On the Affective Psychology of Risk"?
7. What does "hedonimeter" refer to?
8. What is flow?
9. How do prospect theory and utility theory differ?
10. What is the initial gamble that Paul Samuelson famously asked a friend?
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
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?
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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