Think Again - Chapter 6 Quiz

What example does Adam Grant use in Chapter 6 to analyze the nature of rivalries?

Question Answer Choices The longstanding animosity between Red Sox fans and Yankees fans. The competition between tech companies like Apple and Microsoft. The historical feud between Hatfields and McCoys. The rivalry between Democrats and Republicans.

What does Adam Grant suggest is the most effective way to counteract stereotypes in Chapter 6 of 'Think Again'?

Question Answer Choices Using statistical evidence to prove their beliefs are incorrect. Encouraging people to engage in debates with those holding opposite views. Encouraging empathy by having them imagine themselves in the other person's shoes. Bringing someone to contemplate the arbitrariness of their views.

In Chapter 6 of 'Think Again', what did researchers find fans prioritized more than support for their own team?

Question Answer Choices Their loyalty to individual players. Their hatred for a rival team. Their interest in the sport's history. Their enjoyment of the game itself.

What does Adam Grant suggest is a reason for people aggressively defending their beliefs in Chapter 6 of 'Think Again'?

Question Answer Choices Beliefs are shaped by media representation. Beliefs are a fundamental part of our worldview and how we process reality. Beliefs are influenced by peer pressure. Beliefs are often based on factual evidence.

What phenomenon describes the process where people with similar extreme beliefs become more extreme when deliberating in a group?

Question Answer Choices Cognitive dissonance. Social conformity. Group polarization. Confirmation bias.

What is one reason beliefs progress to extremes, according to Chapter 6 of 'Think Again'?

Question Answer Choices People are naturally inclined to extreme beliefs. Challenges to beliefs can feel disorienting. Lack of access to diverse information. Beliefs are reinforced by social media algorithms.

Who is Darryl Davis, as mentioned in Chapter 6 of 'Think Again'?

Question Answer Choices A historian who documented the civil rights movement. A politician who advocated for racial equality. A civil rights lawyer who fought against segregation. A Black American musician known for leading white supremacists to reconsider their worldviews through conversation.

What does Adam Grant suggest to evoke in someone to change their prejudicial thinking in Chapter 6 of 'Think Again'?

Question Answer Choices Their empathy and compassion. Their sense of justice and fairness. Their critical thinking and logic. Their curiosity and imagination.

What does Adam Grant use the story of Darryl Davis to illustrate in Chapter 6 of 'Think Again'?

Question Answer Choices The impact of music on social change. The role of education in reducing prejudice. How conversation can lead people to reconsider their worldviews. The importance of cultural diversity.