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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 - 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the director of the CIA when intelligence learned that al-Qaeda may be planning a major attack on the U.S.?
(a) Baruch Fischhoff.
(b) Christopher Chabris.
(c) George Tenet.
(d) Malcolm Gladwell.

2. In what branch of the military did the author complete service?
(a) U.S. Marines.
(b) French Navy.
(c) Israeli Army.
(d) British Navy.

3. In the conclusion of the study of availability bias conducted by Paul Slovic, Sarah Lichtenstein, and Baruch Fischoff, they deduced that estimates of causes of death are warped by what?
(a) Family history of illness.
(b) Direct knowledge.
(c) Media coverage.
(d) The economy.

4. Who created the Remote Association Test to study creativity?
(a) Danny Oppenheimer.
(b) Shane Frederick.
(c) Daniel Gilbert.
(d) Samoff Mednick.

5. What book did Abert Michotte write in 1945?
(a) The Moses Illusion.
(b) Introduction to the Mind and Morals.
(c) Introduction to Cognitive Pupillometry.
(d) The Perception of Causality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cognitive strain is defined by the author as being affected by both the current level of effort and what?

2. The author notes that stereotyping is a negative word in our society. How does the author apply the word in his usage?

3. What does the acronym WYSIATI stand for?

4. Based on the law of least effort, the author concludes that what characteristic is built deep into our nature?

5. What do causal base rates do?

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