Assignment:
Non-quantitative final exam, 4,000 total words.
Questions 1-30: Write 100 to 150 words for each.
1) Describe the distinction between exogenous and endogenous constraints.
2) Describe the distinction between external and internal preferences.
3) Describe the distinction between moments, paths, and spaces.
4) What is the relationship between will power and probability?
5) What is the distinction between deciding and choosing?
6) What are the two basic elements of an experience?
7) Describe the components of an Internal Environment.
8) What are the five "steps" in value progression in Pine-Gilmore's model?
9) What are the three components of Robinson and Robinson's Holonomic model?
10) Define Transition and Transformation Cost.
11) Describe how strong priorities can impact the amount of time making a decision.
12) Discuss what might affect how much a person is willing to pay for another year of life.
13) How does the discount rate express time preference?
14) Describe the distinction between Feeling and Seeing with respect to distance to an experience
15) Describe the three types of causality
16) What are the Four Realms and associated cognitive resource?
17) How does time pressure affect how we make decisions?
18) How does time relate to an object being a store of value?
19) Describe the distinctions between Savoring, Flow and Mindfulness
20) How can attention within a moment be related to distance in time?
21) Describe Wilber's Spectrum of Consciousness.
22) What does Liquidity of Consciousness mean?
23) Why is communication necessary for beneficial specialization of consciousness?
24) What are the five elements of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
25) Give an example of egonomics in your life
26) Describe the five modes of relationship.
27) How can empathy for another person be related to distance in time?
28) What is the discount rate for a momentary self?
29) How does discount rate affect the likelihood of choosing a sustainable outcome?
30) How does Attitude and Affluence affect our behavior?
31) (500 words) Describe the Healing-Growing cycle, or the Belief Life Cycle.