Blink Chapter 1

Who was the physicist at University of Washington? 

• John Gottman 
• Malcom Gladwell
• Mrs. Allen
• James Franco

How were the couples placed in the rooms?

• They were sitting on the ground
• They were sitting on chairs in raised platforms
• They were standing
• They were lying in beds

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What was the first sub-chapter of chapter 1?

• Eyes of the World
• The Experiment 
• Couple Counseling 
• The Love Lab

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How long were the video tapes of the couples?

• 20 minutes
• 1 hour
• 2 seconds
• 15 minutes

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What was the coding system that Gottman used to categorize the emotions expressed by the couples?

• SPAFF
• PEMDAS
• RGB
• MGCHP

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If Gottman watches an hour of a couple talking, what is his accuracy of determining the future their relationship?

• 60%
• 30%
• 95%
• 14%

How many minutes of a video can Sybil watch and still have around the same percentage of correct predictions?

• 3 minutes
• 2 hours
• 1 minute
• 45 seconds

What is thin slicing?

• Seeing how thin you can get a piece of bread
• The ability for our unconscious to find patterns in a situation based very narrow slices of experience  
• Cutting the lawn.
• The tax on your paycheck

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What is negative sentiment override?

• When a person insults you
• How Mrs. Allen Feels without her Diet Coke
• When someone does something, that another sees as negative
• When somebody has an APWH journal and English Essay due in the same week.

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What is positive sentiment override?

• When Positive emotions overrides irritability  
• When you feel good today
• When a person is feeling happy for no reason
• When Mrs. Allen is in a good mood today.

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