1. Casinos encourage gamblers to stay in their casino and play the slot machines or card games for as long as possible. They know that in the long run, the odds are in the casino’s favor. This is an example of:
a. buyer’s remorse
b. the law of large numbers
c. snowball sampling
d. the peripheral route to persuasion
e. convenience sampling
f. none of the above
2. Based on what we know about neuroscience and decision making, which of the following statements is likely to be true?
a. The limbic brain and cognitive brain “team up” to form rational decisions
b. In evolutionary terms, the cognitive part of the brain (the prefrontal brain) developed before the limbic brain (the amgydala).
c. The cognitive brain often “creates a cover story” to justify what the limbic brain chose to do earlier in the decision process based on motion or affect
d. The limbic brain is the center of vocabulary and speech capability
e. All of the above
f. None of the above