You Have a Choice to Perform an Easy Task, an Intermediate

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Multiple Choice

You have a choice to perform an easy task, an intermediate task, or a difficult task. If you succeed, you will win $1000 for the easy task, $10,000 for the intermediate task, and $100, 000 for the difficult task. If you fail, you will have to pay me 10% of the possible winnings. In addition, you will have to be in a high state of arousal. Which task should you choose to make sure that you win?

• A)The easy task
• B)The intermediate task
• C)The difficult task
• D)The chances are the same for all of the tasks
• E)Anything but the easy task

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Definitions:

Reconstruction

The period following the American Civil War (1865-1877) during which the United States attempted to address the inequities of slavery and integrate formerly enslaved people into society and politics.

1950s

A decade marked by post-World War II recovery, the beginning of the Cold War, and significant social and economic changes in many parts of the world.

Cold War

A period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies, roughly from 1947 to 1991, characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare.

Third World

A term originally used to describe countries that were not aligned with either the capitalist NATO bloc or the communist Soviet bloc during the Cold War, now often used to refer to developing countries.