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True or false: Bacon and eggs have always been a traditional breakfast combination.
True or false: Bacon and eggs have always been a traditional breakfast combination.
False
True or false: Edward Bernays is known as the 'Father of Public Relations'.
True or false: Edward Bernays is known as the 'Father of Public Relations'.
True
True or false: Edward Bernays manipulated mass media to control people.
True or false: Edward Bernays manipulated mass media to control people.
True
True or false: Edward Bernays asked a doctor whether a heavy breakfast was better.
True or false: Edward Bernays asked a doctor whether a heavy breakfast was better.
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True or false: 4,500 doctors confirmed that a heavy breakfast was better for the health of the American people.
True or false: 4,500 doctors confirmed that a heavy breakfast was better for the health of the American people.
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True or false: Sigmund Freud is directly responsible for the popularization of bacon and eggs.
True or false: Sigmund Freud is directly responsible for the popularization of bacon and eggs.
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True or false: Gisele spelled the word 'Lougne' correctly?
True or false: Gisele spelled the word 'Lougne' correctly?
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True or false: The subjects who were given freedom of choice were happy with their decisions?
True or false: The subjects who were given freedom of choice were happy with their decisions?
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True or false: Athena solved all 12 words correctly?
True or false: Athena solved all 12 words correctly?
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True or false: Athena believes a calming tea would have helped her solve more words?
True or false: Athena believes a calming tea would have helped her solve more words?
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True or false: The subject who was assigned black tea was happy with her assigned tea?
True or false: The subject who was assigned black tea was happy with her assigned tea?
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True or false: Studies have shown that having no choice can sometimes make us happier?
True or false: Studies have shown that having no choice can sometimes make us happier?
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True or false: Bernays lobbied newspapers to publish that doctors were saying you should eat a big breakfast to improve public health.
True or false: Bernays lobbied newspapers to publish that doctors were saying you should eat a big breakfast to improve public health.
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True or false: Bernays was paid by Beech-Nut Packing Company to promote bacon as a breakfast meat.
True or false: Bernays was paid by Beech-Nut Packing Company to promote bacon as a breakfast meat.
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True or false: The sale of bacon increased after Bernays' campaign.
True or false: The sale of bacon increased after Bernays' campaign.
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True or false: Most people say they like having many choices.
True or false: Most people say they like having many choices.
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True or false: According to the jam experiment, consumers were more likely to purchase a jar of jam when presented with fewer choices.
True or false: According to the jam experiment, consumers were more likely to purchase a jar of jam when presented with fewer choices.
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True or false: Choice paralysis occurs when there are too many similar choices, resulting in difficulty making a decision.
True or false: Choice paralysis occurs when there are too many similar choices, resulting in difficulty making a decision.
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True or false: The machine in the text can read the subconscious mind and predict a person's decision before they are aware of it.
True or false: The machine in the text can read the subconscious mind and predict a person's decision before they are aware of it.
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True or false: The box in the text predicts which button the person will press.
True or false: The box in the text predicts which button the person will press.
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True or false: The box in the text only turns on the lights when the person is about to press a button.
True or false: The box in the text only turns on the lights when the person is about to press a button.
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True or false: The box in the text records the brain activity of the person to learn their decision-making process.
True or false: The box in the text records the brain activity of the person to learn their decision-making process.
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True or false: The experiment in the text raises questions about the nature of free will.
True or false: The experiment in the text raises questions about the nature of free will.
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True or false: The two subjects in the text were fully aware of what the box did before they played the game.
True or false: The two subjects in the text were fully aware of what the box did before they played the game.
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True or false: Moran's box can predict what choices a person will make before they are consciously aware of them.
True or false: Moran's box can predict what choices a person will make before they are consciously aware of them.
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True or false: According to the text, if your subconscious mind can be fooled, then your conscious mind is in control.
True or false: According to the text, if your subconscious mind can be fooled, then your conscious mind is in control.
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True or false: The text suggests that free will may be limited by the subconscious mind.
True or false: The text suggests that free will may be limited by the subconscious mind.
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True or false: The text implies that everything in a person's life can influence their choices.
True or false: The text implies that everything in a person's life can influence their choices.
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True or false: The text suggests that a person's conscious mind takes credit for decisions made by their unconscious mind.
True or false: The text suggests that a person's conscious mind takes credit for decisions made by their unconscious mind.
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True or false: The text concludes that more research needs to be done to determine if humans have true free will.
True or false: The text concludes that more research needs to be done to determine if humans have true free will.
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