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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 12 - Coda).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the late 1960s, what did Kahneman help the Israeli army to do?
(a) Train spys.
(b) Devise financial incentives to entice army recruits for service.
(c) Train fighter pilots better.
(d) Devise menus for soldiers to minimize food waste.

2. Which of the following books did Kahneman like as a boy?
(a) War and Peace.
(b) Around the World in Eighty Days.
(c) Lolita.
(d) A Christmas Carol.

3. What nickname did Houston radio personalities give to Daryl Morey when he first took over as general manager of the city's NBA team?
(a) The Killer.
(b) Deep Blue.
(c) The Ringer.
(d) Bulldog.

4. What population did Redelmeier's 1991 experiment target?
(a) The wealthy.
(b) The refugee community.
(c) The homeless.
(d) Religious minorities.

5. Which of the following was one of Tversky's and Kahneman's heuristics for judgement?
(a) Availability.
(b) Hindsight.
(c) Hunger.
(d) The Halo Effect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was a problem for Kahneman and Tversky in their investigations of biases and heuristics?

2. In Chapter 9, why was Tversky worried about where Kahneman was sleeping?

3. What did Tversky call to tell Amos only a few days after they had a big fight in Chapter 12?

4. What did Tversky and Kahneman begin to realize that people were often doing rather than making random mistakes when they formed judgments?

5. What was Kahneman's rule for getting fighter pilots to remember instructions?

(see the answer key)

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