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CHAPTER 2: INFORMATION MEASUREMENT THEORY (IMT)
event. There are always more Type C people than Type A people in every
environment.
Chapter 2 Review
1. Define IMT.
2. Does the number of laws: Increase over time, decrease over time, or stay constant
over time
3. Does not having enough information on the input of an event change the output of
the event
4. How many ways can an event happen
5. Can an event have two outcomes
6. Are all events and individuals predictable
7. Is there any event that is random Why or why not
8. What happens to the speed of the learning cycle as individuals go through more
cycles of change
9. Are any two individuals exactly the same Why or why not
10. Who is more important in an event, a scientist or a janitor Why
11. Is it better to live in Afghanistan or America
12. Are wars necessary in the History of Mankind Explain.
13. What would qualify as a “wrong” event in the “History of Mankind”
14. Should individuals be treated the same or differently Why or why not
15. Illustrate the number of Laws of Physics over time.
16. Illustrate an Event.
17. Illustrate the cycle of learning.
18. Illustrate the rate of change figure.
19. Why is the person the same as their environment Give an example.
20. What happens to time if you have more information
21. What is the relationship between the level of information and decision- making
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