Week 2 Quiz

A  Shared understanding during communication

B  Metaphor

C  Shifts in timing, tone of voice, and pitch that accompany words during speech

D  Double meanings of words

A  That compassion-like behavior is seen in our primate relatives

B  That compassion is found in the writings of all the great religious and ethical scholars

C  That compassion is seen in digital forms of communication in every culture

D  That compassion is seen in 2 year olds

A  Compassionate people have certain genes that make them more kind

B  We can reliably identify our own feelings of compassion

C  It is impossible to reliably identify a single definition of compassion

D  We can reliably identify more compassionate people to enter into mutually beneficial relationships

A  Competition leads to suffering, which leads to more altruism

B  Religion leads to increased altruism toward one’s own kind

C  In really competitive contexts, altruism is more likely

D  Altruistic actions lead to being respected and to enjoy elevated status

A  Giving money to charity

B  Thinking of someone we love

C  Counting the money in your wallet

D  Hearing supportive words from a friend

A  People report greater happiness at the end of the day when they have given some money away than if they spent it on themselves

B  People live longer if they give a lot of money away

C  People report greater happiness at the end of the day when they have spent money on themselves than given it away

D  Americans on average give more money away to charity than spend on themselves

A  Be more likely to be women

B  Feel more sadness on a daily basis

C  Be more likely to vote for Democrats

D  Score higher on tests of empathy

A  When feeling compassionate, people are more altruistic

B  When seeing a coworker give to charity, one feels compassion and is more likely to give to charity

C  When reading the word “compassion,” you feel compassion

D  When seeing someone in physical pain, you feel the same pain

A  Larynx

B  Jaw

C  Vocal cord

D  Epiglottis

A  soothe

B  weep

C  sleep

D  meek

A  boos

B  coos

C  woos

D  moos

A  Compassion

B  Fear

C  Disgust

D  Awe

A  That it prompts other people to be alert

B  That it signals dominance

C  That it provides social reward

D  That it soothes during stress

A  A sigh

B  A laugh

C  A shriek

D  “WOW”

A  Brief words we shout when joyful

B  Tonal qualities of certain languages, such as Mandarin

C  Brief sounds that are the building blocks of words

D  Brief sounds that don’t include words that convey emotion

A  The amygdala

B  The hippocampus

C  The prefrontal cortex

D  The periaqueductal gray

A  The trait relates to a universal problem humans face in surviving

B  The trait (e.g., compassion) provides an efficient solution to a problem of survival or reproduction

C  The trait appears designed

D  The trait makes people happy

A  Humans form collaborative childcare networks to assist one another in the care of young children

B  Humans form intense attachments with their offspring

C  Regions of the human brain respond to a baby’s distress cries within 40 milliseconds

D  Fathers are not likely to provide care to human offspring

A  Compassion was built into human by God

B  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection

C  Compassion is a cultural construction

A  Compassion was built into human by God

B  Compassion is a cultural construction

C  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection

A  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection

B  Compassion is a cultural construction

C  Compassion was built into human by God