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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The neocortex is the "seat of” what, according to the author in Part One: Chapter 1, “What Are Emotions For?”
(a) Empathy.
(b) Language.
(c) Thought.
(d) Anger.

2. According to the author in Part Two: Chapter 5, “Passion's Slaves,” anger, if not cut off, will fuel itself into what?
(a) Depression.
(b) Rage.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Suicide.

3. Empathy is learned in infancy through what process?
(a) Crying.
(b) Immediate response.
(c) Instant gratification.
(d) Motor mimicry.

4. 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?
(a) Neural hijacking.
(b) Fight or flight.
(c) Objective thinking.
(d) Self-awareness.

5. What is the first part of the human fetal brain to develop?
(a) The hippocampus.
(b) The brainstem.
(c) The amygdala.
(d) The neocortex.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test was originated in what country?

2. Psychologists Lizabeth Roemer and Thomas Borkovec work at what university?

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

4. Alexithymia is a term coined by what psychotherapist in 1972?

5. According to the author in Part Two: Chapter 6, “The Master Aptitude,” the superior achievement of Asian-Americans comes more from what than from IQ?

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