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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The predisposition for melancholy or cheerfulness appears in what stage of development, according to the author in Part Four: Chapter 14, “Temperament Is Not Destiny”?
(a) The third year of life.
(b) The ninth year of life.
(c) The seventh year of life.
(d) The first year of life.

2. Dr. David Spiegel is the Associate Chair of Psychiatry at what institution?
(a) Stanford University.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) The University of Wisconsin.
(d) The University of Kansas.

3. 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) Call for his mother.
(b) Get off the field.
(c) Get the attention of the referee.
(d) Plead for a penalty.

4. Psychologists Peter Salovey and John Mayer define emotional intelligence into five categories. What is the first category?
(a) Managing emotions.
(b) Handling relationships.
(c) Motivating one's self.
(d) Knowing one’s emotions.

5. Abuse warps a child's perceptions about what, according to the author in Part Four: Chapter 12, “The Family Crucible”?
(a) Aggression.
(b) Confidence.
(c) Rationality.
(d) Empathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dolf Zillmann found that the universal trigger for anger is what?

2. According to the author in Part Three: Chapter 10, “Managing with Heart,” the days of the bully manager are over in favor of building what in the workplace?

3. Jerome Kagan found four temperamental types that have different patterns of brain activity. What is the fourth described in Part Four: Chapter 14, “Temperament Is Not Destiny”?

4. Dr. Charles Nemeroff is best known for his work in treating what?

5. Dr. John Gottman and a colleague identified the three most toxic parenting styles. Which is the second discussed in Part Four: Chapter 12, “The Family Crucible”?

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