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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Howard Gardner works at what institution?
(a) Emory University.
(b) The University of Wisconsin.
(c) The Harvard School of Education.
(d) Claremont Graduate University.

2. Psychiatrist Daniel Stern identified the process of reinforcing empathy in children as what?
(a) Reliance.
(b) Metamorphosis.
(c) Enchantment.
(d) Attunement.

3. Fear arouses the body to fight or flight by doing what within the body?
(a) Increasing awareness.
(b) Sending blood to the major muscles.
(c) Decreasing brain activity.
(d) Causing respiration to decrease.

4. Decision making involves balancing the emotional and the what?
(a) Rational.
(b) Verbal.
(c) Factual.
(d) Scientific.

5. What German psychologist coined the term “IQ”?
(a) William Stern.
(b) Leslie Brody.
(c) Daniel Weinberger.
(d) John Gottman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name refers to the groups of nuclei in the limbic system which store emotional memory assigning meaning to feelings?

2. What refers to being aware of one's mood and one's thoughts about that mood at the same time?

3. The left pre-frontal lobe of the brain can turn off or dampen what emotion?

4. During an emotional hijacking, emotions interfere with what, also known as the ability to take in and process information?

5. Worriers believe they are planning ahead to ward off danger, but in fact, the act of worrying prevents them from what, according to the author?

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