Week 2 Quiz

A  Shared understanding during communication

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

C  Metaphor

D  Double meanings of words

A  That compassion is seen in 2 year olds

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

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

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

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  It is impossible to reliably identify a single definition of compassion

D  Compassionate people have certain genes that make them more kind

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  Thinking of someone we love

B  Giving money to charity

C  Hearing supportive words from a friend

D  Counting the money in your wallet

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

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

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

C  Be more likely to vote for Democrats

D  Feel more sadness on a daily basis

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

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

C  When feeling compassionate, people are more altruistic

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

A  Vocal cord

B  Jaw

C  Larynx

D  Epiglottis

A  weep

B  soothe

C  meek

D  sleep

A  coos

B  moos

C  boos

D  woos

A  Compassion

B  Disgust

C  Awe

D  Fear

A  That it prompts other people to be alert

B  That it signals dominance

C  That it soothes during stress

D  That it provides social reward

A  A laugh

B  A sigh

C  A shriek

D  “WOW”

A  Brief sounds that are the building blocks of words

B  Tonal qualities of certain languages, such as Mandarin

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

D  Brief words we shout when joyful

A  The amygdala

B  The hippocampus

C  The periaqueductal gray

D  The prefrontal cortex

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

C  Humans form intense attachments with their offspring

D  Fathers are not likely to provide care to human offspring

A  Compassion is a cultural construction

B  Compassion has been shaped by natural selection

C  Compassion was built into human by God

A  Compassion was built into human by God

B  Compassion is a cultural construction

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