Week 2 Quiz

A  Double meanings of words

B  Metaphor

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

D  Shared understanding during communication

A  That compassion is seen in 2 year olds

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

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 our own feelings of compassion

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

C  It is impossible to reliably identify a single definition 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  Altruistic actions lead to being respected and to enjoy elevated status

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

A  Hearing supportive words from a friend

B  Counting the money in your wallet

C  Thinking of someone we love

D  Giving money to charity

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 given some money away than if they spent it on themselves

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

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

A  Feel more sadness on a daily basis

B  Be more likely to be women

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 feeling compassionate, people are more altruistic

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

A  Jaw

B  Larynx

C  Epiglottis

D  Vocal cord

A  soothe

B  sleep

C  meek

D  weep

A  boos

B  moos

C  coos

D  woos

A  Fear

B  Awe

C  Disgust

D  Compassion

A  That it provides social reward

B  That it soothes during stress

C  That it prompts other people to be alert

D  That it signals dominance

A  A laugh

B  A shriek

C  A sigh

D  “WOW”

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

B  Tonal qualities of certain languages, such as Mandarin

C  Brief words we shout when joyful

D  Brief sounds that are the building blocks of words

A  The hippocampus

B  The prefrontal cortex

C  The periaqueductal gray

D  The amygdala

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

B  The trait makes people happy

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

D  The trait appears designed

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 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