BOOK QUESTION: Thinking, fast and slow The mental heuristic known as “intensity matching” might intervene when answering some questions. Which of the following questions is a good candidate for triggering this heuristic? Select only one.

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BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

Intensity matching maps a felt intensity (how strong something seems) directly onto a response scale, so people substitute a quick impression for a precise calculation.

1) Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- System 1 vs System 2 (Kahneman): fast intuitive judgments vs slow deliberate computation.
- Attribute substitution: when a difficult judgment is replaced by an easier one (e.g., “How heavy do I feel?” substituted for “What is my exact weight?”).
- Intensity matching: matching the subjective intensity of an experience to the numeric scale provided (e.g., “this feels moderately heavy, so I’ll pick 6/10”).

2) Step-by-step reasoning
- Option (a) asks for a self-rating on a 0–10 heaviness scale. That invites an immediate sensory impression of heaviness and mapping that impression to the numeric endpoints. System 1 can do this rapidly by intensity matching without retrieving an exact numeric weight.
- Option (b) asks for a unit conversion (60 kilos → pounds). That requires an arithmetic or memory-based conversion and thus System 2, not simple intensity matching.
- Option (c) demands historical recall of a past weight. That relies on memory retrieval and possibly estimation, not on mapping a present felt intensity to a scale.

3) Calculations (showing the nature of the non-intensity task in b)
- Converting 60 kg to pounds: 60 × 2.20462 ≈ 132.277 pounds. This demonstrates that (b) requires computation, not an intensity-based subjective mapping.

4) Why the correct answer is correct
- (a) directly invites a subjective sensation-to-number mapping: people will judge “how heavy do I feel?” and match that intensity to the 0–10 endpoints. This is the prototypical setting for intensity matching.

5) Why other options are incorrect
- (b) is a factual conversion requiring calculation or factual knowledge, not intensity matching.
- (c) asks for a past factual/memory estimate rather than a present felt intensity that can be directly matched to a scale.
- (d) is wrong because (a) is indeed a clear candidate.

6) Conclusion
- The best candidate for triggering intensity matching is option a. This matches the provided answer: a.

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