After the September 11^th Attacks, One Division of the Pentagon

question 52

Multiple Choice

After the September 11^th attacks, one division of the Pentagon began to set up a Policy Analysis Market (PAM) , a prediction market for political events in the Middle East. United States senators cancelled the program after discovering that it would allow futures contracts for assassinations and terrorist attacks. Had the PAM survived, how might it have helped the United States government?

• A) by lowering the signal-to-noise ratio in the market
• B) by tipping off terrorists that they were about to be captured
• C) by showing the world that we did not know very much about events in foreign countries
• D) by aggregating dispersed information about political events into a single, readable signal

Identify Freud's contributions to personality theory, including the structure of personality and defense mechanisms.

Distinguish between the characteristics of different personality traits, especially as outlined in the five-factor model.

Recognize the impact of personality traits on behavior and personal success.

Understand the role of the unconscious in shaping personality, as proposed by psychodynamic theories.

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Definitions:

Conservation

In cognitive psychology, the understanding that objects conserve properties such as number, length, and volume despite changes in the form or appearance of those objects.

Egocentrism

A mental characteristic where a person cannot comprehend or adopt viewpoints other than their own.

Anxious and Inhibited Temperament

A temperament characterized by a predisposition towards anxiety, fearfulness, and shyness, particularly in unfamiliar situations.

Heart Rates

The quantity of heart pulses within a given time frame, usually measured in beats per minute (BPM).