Week 2 Quiz

A  Metaphor

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

C  Shared understanding during communication

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 2 year olds

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  Altruistic actions lead to being respected and to enjoy elevated status

B  Competition leads to suffering, which leads to more altruism

C  In really competitive contexts, altruism is more likely

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

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  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  Be more likely to be women

D  Feel more sadness on a daily basis

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  Vocal cord

B  Epiglottis

C  Jaw

D  Larynx

A  sleep

B  meek

C  weep

D  soothe

A  coos

B  woos

C  moos

D  boos

A  Fear

B  Awe

C  Compassion

D  Disgust

A  That it provides social reward

B  That it soothes during stress

C  That it signals dominance

D  That it prompts other people to be alert

A  “WOW”

B  A laugh

C  A shriek

D  A sigh

A  Tonal qualities of certain languages, such as Mandarin

B  Brief sounds that are the building blocks of words

C  Brief words we shout when joyful

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

A  The hippocampus

B  The periaqueductal gray

C  The amygdala

D  The prefrontal cortex

A  The trait appears designed

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

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

D  The trait makes people happy

A  Fathers are not likely to provide care to human offspring

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

A  Compassion is a cultural construction

B  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection

C  Compassion was built into human by God

A  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection

B  Compassion is a cultural construction

C  Compassion was built into human by God

A  Compassion was built into human by God

B  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection

C  Compassion is a cultural construction