4. 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?

5. What branch of medicine deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other health factors?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does System 1 operate?

2. What is prospect theory?

3. What is the mere-exposure effect?

4. What does the Linda problem prove?

5. How does the author explore talent and luck in the book?

6. How does the author correlate text font to illusion?

7. What can induce cognitive ease? What does cognitive ease mean?

8. What does the author's example of a study of kidney cancer statistics in different American regions demonstrate?

9. What is priming and how does it relate to anchoring?

10. What is the halo effect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is confirmation bias and how does it contribute to associative memory? How does it contribute to positive test strategy? What are examples of confirmation bias?

Essay Topic 2

What is the author's history with Amos Tversky? On what works did the two collaborate? What terms and concepts did these individuals develop? Cite examples from the text in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the Cognitive Reflection Test. Who constructed the test? What does "cognitive reflection" refer to? What are the author's conclusions regarding the test?

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