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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) Neural hijacking.
(b) Fear conditioning.
(c) Objective thinking.
(d) Anger management.

2. 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.

3. When was Alfred Binet born?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1813.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1857.

4. John Mayer names three styles of handling one’s emotions. What is the first?
(a) The self-aware.
(b) The accepting.
(c) The engulfed.
(d) The justified.

5. Emotions, like instincts, have helped humans survive by doing what, according to the author in Part One: Chapter 1, “What Are Emotions For?”
(a) Encouraging relationships.
(b) Portraying strength.
(c) Creating a universal language for all humans.
(d) Driving them to action.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi refers to a state of high concentration, self-forgetfulness, and mild ecstasy as being what?

2. What does “EI” stand for?

3. In 1916, at Stanford University, what psychologist released a revised examination which became known as the "Stanford–Binet test"?

4. What is medically recognized as a mental and emotional condition in which a person experiences intense feelings of depression, discontent and indifference to the world around them?

5. What is the specialization of Howard Gardner?

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