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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In philosophy, what is the characteristic of any action, belief, or desire that makes their choice a necessity?

2. For what publication did Daniel Goleman write for twelve years, specializing in psychology and brain sciences?

3. About how many years ago did mammals develop a neocortex?

4. Researcher Paul Ekman names three kinds of display rules in Part Two: Chapter 8, “The Social Arts.” What is the third?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What discovery did Joseph LeDoux make in the study of emotional hijacking?

2. What term does Dr. Antonio Damasio give for “gut feelings”? What is their importance?

3. What five categories of emotional intelligence are described in Part Two: Chapter 3, “When Smart Is Dumb”? Who names these categories?

4. What are positive uses of emotion, according to the author in Part Two: Chapter 6, “The Master Aptitude”?

5. The growth of the human fetal brain parallels the evolution of the brain in other species. What is the first part of the brain to develop and what purpose does this part of the brain serve?

6. What two methods does Dolf Zillmann give for diffusing anger in Part Two: Chapter 5, “Passion's Slaves”?

7. What four interpersonal intelligence components make up charisma, according to the author in Part Two: Chapter 8, “The Social Arts”? Who defined these components?

8. What test of Robert Rosenthal’s is described in Part Two: Chapter 7, “The Roots of Empathy”? How is the test described?

9. What did Ulf Dimberg discover about expressions of emotion, according to the author in Part Two: Chapter 8, “The Social Arts”?

10. What biological explanation is given as a possible cause for alexithymia in Part Two: Chapter 4, “Know Thyself”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the book’s publication and the author. Where did Daniel Goleman earn his Ph.D. in brain and behavioral sciences? For what publications has Goleman written? How was the book received critically? When has the book been updated and revised and what material was added?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the work of Dr. Peter Sifneos and the condition of alexithymia. When was this condition identified? What characteristics do alexithymics exhibit? How are they perceived by others?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss marriage and divorce rates in the past 100 years. What causes are given in the text for the growth in divorce rates? Are there other conditions that apply to this change? How have views on the institution of marriage changed? How have these differences in views affected divorce rates?

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