Freakonomics Movie Worksheet

Freakonomics Movie Worksheet Directions: Answer the following questions based on the film. The questions are listed in the order they appear in the movie. Your answers do not need to be complete sentences. 1. When real estate agents sell their own homes do they make more or less than when they sell dients homes? Why is that? 2. What is "causality"? 3. What happened to the child that the mother inadvertently named "Temptress"? 4. What did Dr. Roland Fryer determine to be the cause of Temptress's bad behaviors? 5. What was the conclusion of the experiment using identical resumes using both Black and White names? 6. What might happen if you give a girl a name like Bobbi or Barbie? 7. What happened to Robert Lane's sons Winner and Loser? 8. Why were the teachers in Chicago cheating for their students? 9. What did the instances of cheating among Sumo wrestlers and the teachers in Chicago have in common? 10. In Sumo wrestling, why is a Sumo wrestler with a 7/7 record more apt to cheat? How often do 7/7 Sumo wrestlers win? 11. What happened to the two whistle-blowers* who exposed cheating in Professional Sumo wrestling? [* Person who tells the public/authority figure of dishonesty/illegal activities in government, organizations, or companies.)