Week 2 Quiz

A  Shared understanding during communication

B  Metaphor

C  Double meanings of words

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

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

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

A  Compassionate people have certain genes that make them more kind

B  We can reliably identify our own feelings of compassion

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

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

A  Competition leads to suffering, which leads to more altruism

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

C  In really competitive contexts, altruism is more likely

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

A  Hearing supportive words from a friend

B  Thinking of someone we love

C  Counting the money in your wallet

D  Giving money to charity

A  People live longer if they give a lot of money 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 report greater happiness at the end of the day when they have spent money on themselves than given it away

A  Be more likely to be women

B  Be more likely to vote for Democrats

C  Feel more sadness on a daily basis

D  Score higher on tests of empathy

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

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 reading the word “compassion,” you feel compassion

A  Jaw

B  Larynx

C  Vocal cord

D  Epiglottis

A  weep

B  sleep

C  meek

D  soothe

A  woos

B  moos

C  boos

D  coos

A  Awe

B  Compassion

C  Fear

D  Disgust

A  That it provides social reward

B  That it signals dominance

C  That it prompts other people to be alert

D  That it soothes during stress

A  A laugh

B  A sigh

C  “WOW”

D  A shriek

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

B  Brief words we shout when joyful

C  Brief sounds that are the building blocks of words

D  Tonal qualities of certain languages, such as Mandarin

A  The amygdala

B  The periaqueductal gray

C  The prefrontal cortex

D  The hippocampus

A  The trait appears designed

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

C  The trait makes people happy

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

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

D  Fathers are not likely to provide care to human offspring

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 was built into human by God

C  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection

A  Compassion is a cultural construction

B  Compassion was built into human by God

C  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection