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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how many years ago did mammals develop a neocortex?
(a) 20 million.
(b) 400,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 100 million.

2. What part of the brain interprets the world through the sense of smell?
(a) The neocortex.
(b) The olfactory lobe.
(c) The amygdala.
(d) The brainstem.

3. For what publication did Daniel Goleman write for twelve years, specializing in psychology and brain sciences?
(a) The Chicago Tribune.
(b) The San Francisco Chronicle.
(c) The Denver Post.
(d) The New York Times.

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

5. Joseph LeDoux found that sensory signals from the eye or ear go to the thalamus and then to what?
(a) The amygdala.
(b) The left pre-frontal lobe.
(c) The neocortex.
(d) The olfactory lobe.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Mayer names three styles of handling one’s emotions. What is the first?

2. The left and right pre-frontal lobes of the brain’s cortex balance the emotional responses of what?

3. Where did Daniel Goleman earn his Ph.D.?

4. What type of specialist is Dr. Antonio Damasio?

5. Dr. Antonio Damasio works at the College of Medicine at what university?

(see the answer key)

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