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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to the state when the amygdala declares a state of emergency and drives the rest of the brain to respond to that emergency immediately?
(a) Objective thinking.
(b) Neural hijacking.
(c) Fear conditioning.
(d) Anger management.

2. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi refers to a state of high concentration, self-forgetfulness, and mild ecstasy as being what?
(a) “In flow.”
(b) “In tune.”
(c) “On par.”
(d) “Hypersensitive.”

3. Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi works at what university?
(a) Claremont Graduate University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) Rutgers University.

4. 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?
(a) Genetics and environment.
(b) Politics and religion.
(c) Culture and music.
(d) Effort and determination.

5. What does “DSM” refer to?
(a) Disease Spreading Material.
(b) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
(c) Damaging Social Manners.
(d) Depression and Sleep Apnea Medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Antonio Damasio studied patients who suffered damage to what?

2. Psychologists Peter Salovey and John Mayer define emotional intelligence into five categories. What is the second category?

3. When was Alfred Binet born?

4. When was Daniel Goleman born?

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

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