Changing Human Behavior Quiz

What was the problem with the trash cans at the beaches?

• The trash cans were too small

• There were no trash cans at the beaches

• The trash cans were invisible

• All the garbage was mixed together in different materials

What did the speaker do to make the trash cans at the beaches more effective?

• Removed the trash cans altogether

• Replaced all the trash cans with new ones

• Placed the trash cans in a different location

• Gave the trash cans different colors and put stickers on them

What was the challenge given by the Danish Ministry of Taxation to the speaker?

• To decrease the number of young citizens adjusting their income at the tax self-service site

• To promote the tax self-service site to all citizens

• To increase the number of young citizens adjusting their income at the tax self-service site

• To create a new tax self-service site for young citizens

What did the speaker do to make the tax self-service site more user-friendly for young citizens?

• Replaced all the words with visual icons

• Added more complicated tax-related phrases to the site

• Removed all the tax-related phrases from the site

• Made the site only accessible to young citizens

What is one of the human flaws mentioned by the speaker?

• Having very limited attention

• Being very reflective

• Being very good at keeping attention

• Having unlimited attention

What is the pack mentality mentioned by the speaker?

• The tendency to always follow traffic rules

• The tendency to avoid being reflective for too long

• The tendency to avoid queuing behind others

• The tendency to mirror the people around us

What is the impact of limited attention on human behavior?

• It makes people very bad at taking out attention at the moment when they need it the most

• It makes people very good at multitasking

• It makes people better at following their good intentions

• It makes people more reflective

What did the speaker do to make more young citizens adjust and check their income at the tax self-service site?

• Rephrased all the tax-related phrases into human language

• Replaced all the visual icons with words

• Made the site less intuitive for youth

• Did not make any changes to the site

What is the problem with selling candy next to the register at supermarkets?

• It makes people more likely to buy candy due to low blood sugar

• It has no impact on people's behavior

• It makes people less likely to buy candy

• It makes people spend more energy trying to figure out what to buy

What is the speaker's belief about the power of individuals to change the world?

• Individuals have the power to change the world only if they work together in large groups

• Individuals have the power to change the world only if they are in a position of authority

• Individuals have no power to change the world

• Individuals have the power to be the change in the world they wish to see