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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. T. Berry Brazelton found through research that a child's readiness for learning is based on seven key factors. Which is the third?
(a) Intentionality.
(b) Relatedness.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Curiosity.

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

4. According to an example in “Part Three: Chapter 9, “Intimate Enemies,” when boys play a sports game and one gets injured, the injured is expected to do what?
(a) Get off the field.
(b) Call for his mother.
(c) Plead for a penalty.
(d) Get the attention of the referee.

5. Dr. John Gottman and a colleague identified the three most toxic parenting styles. Which is the third discussed in Part Four: Chapter 12, “The Family Crucible”?
(a) Showing no respect for the child’s feelings.
(b) Ignoring feelings altogether.
(c) Over acknowledgment of feelings.
(d) Being too laissez-faire.

Short Answer Questions

1. The neocortex in humans is _____ than in other species.

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

3. What researcher argues that the roots of morality come from empathy?

4. According to the author in Part Two: Chapter 5, “Passion's Slaves,” anger, if not cut off, will fuel itself into what?

5. When was Dr. Charles Nemeroff born?

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