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  1. 1What is the phenomenon parallax?
    1. AIt refers to the idea that the Universe has expanded from a primordial hot and dense initial condition at some finite time in the past.
    2. BIt is a climate pattern that occurs across the tropical Pacific Ocean on average every five years.
    3. CIt is the result of the emissions of photons in the Earth's upper atmosphere.
    4. DNone of the above.
  2. 2What is a Freudian slip?
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    1. ASomething that's influenced by or similar to the theories of German psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.
    2. BAn unintentional error in speech, memory or physical action that occurs due to the interference of an unconscious subdued wish or internal train of thought, regarded as revealing subconscious feelings.
    3. CAn act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance caused by losing one’s footing.
    4. DThe discovery of a way of locating, in the mind, objective entities which can be studied like physical things.
  3. 3We all make silly mistakes from time to time. History is replete with examples. Which of these mistakes is not true?
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    1. AOperatives for Richard Nixon’s re-election committee were caught breaking into a Watergate office, setting in motion the greatest political scandal in U.S. history.
    2. BThe French government spent $15 billion on a fleet of new trains, only to discover that they were too wide for least 1,300 station platforms in France.
    3. CIn 2005, a Japanese trader cost his company £190m after a so-called "fat finger" trade in which he sold 610,000 shares for 1 yen (0.5p) instead of selling one share at 610,000 yen as he was supposed to.
    4. DIn 2009, James Howells bought 7500 bitcoins instead of 75 when they weren’t worth anything, and by 2013, they had risen to a value of 613 British pounds, giving him a multi-million-dollar portfolio. Now, he was rich.
  4. 44. Which is more impressive: performing someone else’s song in a new way or imitating them as much as possible? Which of these songs was not performed by two different people in different ways?

    1. AI will always love you.
    2. BAfrica.
    3. CHey Jude.
    4. DCan’t help falling in love with you.
  5. 5In psychology, novelty seeking (NS) is a personality trait associated with exploratory activity in response to novel stimulation, impulsive decision making, extravagance in approach to reward cues, quick loss of temper, and avoidance of frustration. Which of these problems are NOT as a result of novelty seeking behavior?
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    1. APsychopathic personality
    2. BAlcohol and Drug abuse
    3. CCompulsive spending and gambling
    4. DCriminal behavior
  6. 6Sometimes obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled now we want things that we do not need. What is this known as?
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    1. ADesire
    2. BThe Diderot Effect
    3. CArbitrage
    4. DPurchase
  7. 7The bandwagon effect refers to the tendency people have to adopt a certain behaviour, style, or attitude simply because everyone else is doing it.1 The more people that adopt a particular trend, the more likely it becomes that other people will also hop on the bandwagon. Which are NOT examples of the bandwagon effect?
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    1. ASocial Networks
    2. BDiets
    3. CSnacking
    4. DFashion
  8. 8In mid-2017, fidget spinners were suddenly everywhere; entire classrooms looked like they were trying to generate wind power. Then, just as suddenly, they disappeared, and the world went on to talk about other things. Similar spikes in popularity occurred with Pokémon Go in 2016, the Dress Debate in 2014, “Gangnam Style” dancing in 2013… the list goes on. What is this called?

    1. ATrend
    2. BFad
    3. CJust ceasing to exist
    4. DNone of the above
  9. 9Which of these causes a fashion brand to go out of fashion?
    1. AFaulty clothing and shoes
    2. BBranding, Labels and Logos
    3. CSocial media
    4. DWrong prices and Bad Supplier choice (manufacturing prices)
  10. 10What methods have NASA and aerospace engineers come up with to keep astronauts in a state of stasis (inactive, low-metabolic torpor state for mission transit phases or hibernation) during the duration of the journey to other planets and solar systems?


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    1. ATherapeutic Hypothermia
    2. BGeneration ships
    3. CHansoloization
    4. DThey have not come up with any methods

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