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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of specialist is Joseph LeDoux?
(a) Psychiatrist.
(b) Neuroscientist.
(c) Psychologist.
(d) Sociologist.

3. What prison psychologist states that some psychopaths can learn empathy by playing the role of their victims and by hearing and reading the statements of their victims?
(a) Peter Salovey.
(b) William Pithers.
(c) Ted Huston.
(d) Richard Davidson.

4. Dr. David Spiegel is one of the most respected experts in the clinical uses of what?
(a) Self-awareness.
(b) Hypnosis.
(c) Fear conditioning.
(d) Psychotherapy.

5. Corporate consultant and psychoanalyst Harry Levinson advises managers on how to coach employees. What is the third piece of advice he gives?
(a) Be present.
(b) Offer a solution.
(c) Be specific.
(d) Be sympathetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. David Spiegel is the Associate Chair of Psychiatry at what institution?

2. Dr. Redford Williams found that being prone to what was a stronger predictor of dying young than other risk factors including smoking, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol?

3. What is the process of associating non-threatening things with something feared?

4. Decision making involves balancing the emotional and the what?

5. What notable book did psychiatrist Daniel Stern write?

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