Week 2 Quiz

A  Shared understanding during communication

B  Double meanings of words

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 found in the writings of all the great religious and ethical scholars

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

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

B  Compassionate people have certain genes that make them more kind

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

D  We can reliably identify our own feelings of compassion

A  In really competitive contexts, altruism is more likely

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

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

D  Competition leads to suffering, which leads to more altruism

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

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

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

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

A  Feel more sadness on a daily basis

B  Score higher on tests of empathy

C  Be more likely to be women

D  Be more likely to vote for Democrats

A  When feeling compassionate, people are more altruistic

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

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

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

A  Jaw

B  Larynx

C  Vocal cord

D  Epiglottis

A  soothe

B  weep

C  meek

D  sleep

A  coos

B  woos

C  boos

D  moos

A  Awe

B  Compassion

C  Fear

D  Disgust

A  That it prompts other people to be alert

B  That it signals dominance

C  That it soothes during stress

D  That it provides social reward

A  A shriek

B  A laugh

C  “WOW”

D  A sigh

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 prefrontal cortex

C  The hippocampus

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 intense attachments with their offspring

B  Fathers are not likely to provide care to human offspring

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

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

A  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection

B  Compassion is a cultural construction

C  Compassion was built into human by God

A  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection

B  Compassion was built into human by God

C  Compassion is a cultural construction

A  Compassion is a cultural construction

B  Compassion was built into human by God

C  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection