Week 2 Quiz

A  Double meanings of words

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

C  Shared understanding during communication

D  Metaphor

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

B  We can reliably identify our own feelings of compassion

C  Compassionate people have certain genes that make them more kind

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

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

B  In really competitive contexts, altruism is more likely

C  Competition leads to suffering, which leads to more altruism

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  Giving money to charity

D  Thinking of someone we love

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

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

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 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 reading the word “compassion,” you feel compassion

D  When feeling compassionate, people are more altruistic

A  Jaw

B  Larynx

C  Epiglottis

D  Vocal cord

A  weep

B  sleep

C  soothe

D  meek

A  boos

B  moos

C  woos

D  coos

A  Fear

B  Awe

C  Disgust

D  Compassion

A  That it provides social reward

B  That it prompts other people to be alert

C  That it soothes during stress

D  That it signals dominance

A  A shriek

B  A sigh

C  A laugh

D  “WOW”

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 prefrontal cortex

B  The periaqueductal gray

C  The amygdala

D  The hippocampus

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

B  The trait appears designed

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

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 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 was built into human by God

C  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection