2. What is a reliable way to make people believe in falsehoods?
(a) Standing boldly with arms crossed.
(b) Nodding.
(c) Frequent repetition.
(d) Looking to the left.

3. Who used a method to test intentional causality by making a film in 1944 that involved a circle and two triangles?
(a) Danny Oppenheimer.
(b) Shane Frederick.
(c) Daniel Gilbert.
(d) Fritz Heider and Mary-Ann Simmel.

4. 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) Pickpocket.
(c) City.
(d) Lost.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In one example provided for the reader, Kahneman instructs to draw one line, 2 1/2 inches from the bottom of a sheet of paper. On a second sheet, the subject is to draw a 2 1/5 line from the top. What are his observations regarding the lines?

2. What illusion is posed by the author in Chapter 6 when he asks about how many animals were brought upon the ark?

3. What does the author suggest when quoting sources in persuasive writing?

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

5. In conducting their wheel of fortune study, Kahneman and Tversky set their wheel to only stop on what numbers?

(see the answer key)

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