Week 2 Quiz

A  Double meanings of words

B  Shared understanding during communication

C  Metaphor

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

A  That compassion is seen in 2 year olds

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

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

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

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

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

C  We can reliably identify our own feelings of compassion

D  Compassionate people have certain genes that make them more kind

A  Competition leads to suffering, which leads to more altruism

B  In really competitive contexts, altruism is more likely

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

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

A  Thinking of someone we love

B  Counting the money in your wallet

C  Giving money to charity

D  Hearing supportive words from a friend

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

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

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

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

A  Score higher on tests of empathy

B  Be more likely to vote for Democrats

C  Feel more sadness on a daily basis

D  Be more likely to be women

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

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

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

D  When feeling compassionate, people are more altruistic

A  Epiglottis

B  Vocal cord

C  Jaw

D  Larynx

A  meek

B  weep

C  sleep

D  soothe

A  moos

B  boos

C  coos

D  woos

A  Fear

B  Disgust

C  Compassion

D  Awe

A  That it soothes during stress

B  That it prompts other people to be alert

C  That it provides social reward

D  That it signals dominance

A  “WOW”

B  A laugh

C  A shriek

D  A sigh

A  Brief sounds that are the building blocks of words

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

C  Tonal qualities of certain languages, such as Mandarin

D  Brief words we shout when joyful

A  The amygdala

B  The periaqueductal gray

C  The prefrontal cortex

D  The hippocampus

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

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

C  The trait appears designed

D  The trait makes people happy

A  Humans form intense attachments with their offspring

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

C  Fathers are not likely to provide care to human offspring

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

A  Compassion is a cultural construction

B  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection

C  Compassion was built into human by God

A  Compassion is a cultural construction

B  Compassion was built into human by God

C  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection

A  Compassion is a cultural construction

B  Compassion was built into human by God

C  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection