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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. Emotionally abused children develop keen skills in interpreting the moods of others as a means of what, according to the author in Part Two: Chapter 7, “The Roots of Empathy”?

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

3. Alexithymia is a term coined by what psychotherapist in 1972?

4. Dr. Antonio Damasio labels what are commonly known as “gut feelings” with what term?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Dolf Zillmann discover about anger, according to the author in Part Two: Chapter 5, “Passion's Slaves”?

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

3. What did Daniel Stern term the process of reinforcing empathy in children? How is this defined in Part Two: Chapter 7, “The Roots of Empathy”?

4. What are the purposes of emotions? How have they helped human survival, according to the author in Part One: Chapter 1, “What Are Emotions For?”

5. What is the purpose of the neocortex? When was the neocortex developed in mammals?

6. What does Howard Gardner suggest regarding EI in Part Two: Chapter 3, “When Smart Is Dumb”?

7. What tests do children take in Project Spectrum?

8. How is dyssemia defined in Part Two: Chapter 8, “The Social Arts”? How common is dyssemia?

9. What are the impacts of extreme emotions, according to the author in Part Two: Chapter 5, “Passion's Slaves”? What is the opposite called?

10. How does the author compare IQ and EI in Part Two: Chapter 3, “When Smart Is Dumb”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the Intelligence Quotient and Emotional Intelligence. How has emotional intelligence been regarded traditionally in education? How is this changing? What are the benefits of each of these facets of the human personality? How may each be used to determine success in life?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the work of Robert Rosenthal and the Profile of Nonverbal Sensitivity. When was this test developed? What does the test entail? How adequate is the test in determining individual success and/or happiness?

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