Week 2 Quiz

A  Shared understanding during communication

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

C  Metaphor

D  Double meanings of words

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

B  That compassion is seen in 2 year olds

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

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

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

B  We can reliably identify our own feelings of compassion

C  Compassionate people have certain genes that make them more kind

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

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

B  In really competitive contexts, altruism is more likely

C  Competition leads to suffering, which leads to more altruism

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

A  Thinking of someone we love

B  Giving money to charity

C  Hearing supportive words from a friend

D  Counting the money in your wallet

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

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

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

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  Feel more sadness on a daily basis

B  Be more likely to be women

C  Be more likely to vote for Democrats

D  Score higher on tests of empathy

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  Larynx

B  Epiglottis

C  Jaw

D  Vocal cord

A  sleep

B  soothe

C  weep

D  meek

A  boos

B  coos

C  moos

D  woos

A  Fear

B  Awe

C  Disgust

D  Compassion

A  That it signals dominance

B  That it soothes during stress

C  That it provides social reward

D  That it prompts other people to be alert

A  A laugh

B  “WOW”

C  A sigh

D  A shriek

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 hippocampus

B  The periaqueductal gray

C  The amygdala

D  The prefrontal cortex

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

B  The trait appears designed

C  The trait makes people happy

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

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

B  Fathers are not likely to provide care to human offspring

C  Humans form intense attachments with their offspring

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

A  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection

B  Compassion was built into human by God

C  Compassion is a cultural construction

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