Week 2 Quiz

A  Double meanings of words

B  Shared understanding during communication

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

D  Metaphor

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

B  That compassion is seen in 2 year olds

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

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

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  Compassionate people have certain genes that make them more kind

D  We can reliably identify our own feelings of compassion

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

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

C  In really competitive contexts, altruism is more likely

D  Competition leads to suffering, which leads to more altruism

A  Counting the money in your wallet

B  Giving money to charity

C  Thinking of someone we love

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

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  Be more likely to be women

B  Feel more sadness on a daily basis

C  Score higher on tests of empathy

D  Be more likely to vote for Democrats

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

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

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

D  When feeling compassionate, people are more altruistic

A  Larynx

B  Vocal cord

C  Jaw

D  Epiglottis

A  weep

B  soothe

C  sleep

D  meek

A  coos

B  woos

C  boos

D  moos

A  Awe

B  Disgust

C  Compassion

D  Fear

A  That it soothes during stress

B  That it provides social reward

C  That it signals dominance

D  That it prompts other people to be alert

A  A shriek

B  A laugh

C  A sigh

D  “WOW”

A  Brief sounds that are the building blocks of words

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

C  Brief words we shout when joyful

D  Tonal qualities of certain languages, such as Mandarin

A  The periaqueductal gray

B  The amygdala

C  The prefrontal cortex

D  The hippocampus

A  The trait appears designed

B  The trait makes people happy

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

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

A  Humans form intense attachments with their offspring

B  Fathers are not likely to provide care to human offspring

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

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 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 has been shaped by natural selection

C  Compassion was built into human by God