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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In conducting their wheel of fortune study, Kahneman and Tversky set their wheel to only stop on what numbers?
(a) 12 or 98.
(b) 13 or 16.
(c) 10 or 65.
(d) 4 or 89.

2. The author presents a sentence describing Jane losing her wallet in New York in Chapter 6. What word stood out the most for subjects given a recall test about the sentence?
(a) Prevalent.
(b) City.
(c) Lost.
(d) Pickpocket.

3. From what college did Kahneman and Tversky derive their subjects for their wheel of fortune study?
(a) Berkeley University.
(b) Yale University.
(c) The University of Oregon.
(d) The University of Las Vegas.

4. What does the author claim the main function of System 1 is in Chapter 6?
(a) To grasp large concepts in relation to small concepts.
(b) To maintain and update a model for one's personal world.
(c) To calculate difficult problems such as math equations.
(d) To categorize numbers and letters and find associations between them.

5. What does the author suggest when quoting sources in persuasive writing?
(a) Using sources that are celebrities.
(b) Using sources that can easily be verified.
(c) Using names that are easy to pronounce.
(d) Using sources that are from other countries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is System 2 in charge of in terms of behavior?

2. According to the author, the dynamics of what help explain the recurrent cycles of disaster, concern, and complacency that are familiar to students of large-scale emergencies?

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

4. What region of the brain is substantially more developed in humans than other primates and is involved in operations associated with intelligence?

5. What book did Abert Michotte write in 1945?

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