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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who introduced the labels System 1 and System 2 as systems of the mind?
(a) Nassim Taleb.
(b) Larry Jacoby.
(c) Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
(d) Keith Stanovich and Richard West.

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?
(a) Considery axioms.
(b) Cognitively busy.
(c) Following fallacies.
(d) Emotionally active.

3. Who coined the term "mere exposure effect"?
(a) Daniel Gilbert.
(b) Shane Frederick.
(c) Danny Oppenheimer.
(d) Robert Zajonc.

4. Who is the author of The Black Swan?
(a) Keith Stanovich.
(b) Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
(c) Larry Jacoby.
(d) Nassim Taleb.

5. When did Kahneman publish Attention and Effort?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1985.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What term refers to an approach to problem solving that employs a practical method not guaranteed to be perfect, but sufficient for the immediate goals?

3. What does the acronym WYSIATI stand for?

4. What word from Chapter 6 refers to the state of being out of keeping with the norm or inconsistent?

5. Who created the Remote Association Test to study creativity?

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