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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. The neocortex in humans is _____ than in other species.
2. The way men and women communicate comes from training in childhood and what, according to the author in Part Three: Chapter 9, “Intimate Enemies”?
3. According to the author in Part Four: Chapter 13, “Trauma and Emotional Relearning ,” what can help lessen the length and intensity of emotional responses or emotional hijackings, reshaping the brain to stand down from the constant state of emergency?
4. What psychologist discovered that the immune system is not separate from the brain, but connected to it through the part of the brain that regulates emotion?
5. What is the process of associating non-threatening things with something feared?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is “bullying” an inadequate managerial technique, according to the author in Part Three: Chapter 10, “Managing with Heart”? What does good management mean?
2. How does family impact a child’s development of emotional intelligence?
3. What did Leslie Brody and Judith Hall discover about the developmental differences between boys and girls?
4. What does the author state regarding “age-appropriate learning” in Part Five: Chapter 16, “Schooling the Emotions”?
5. What study on the engineers at Bell Labs is described in Part Three: Chapter 10, “Managing with Heart”? What results were found?
6. What study did Hilda Bruch develop in the 1960s? What discoveries did she make?
7. What discovery did Robert Ader make regarding emotions? What impact did this study have?
8. What three toxic parenting styles are described in Part Four: Chapter 12, “The Family Crucible”? Who identified these styles?
9. What is the author’s position in teaching “character”? What is his conclusion in this regard at the end of the book?
10. What biological explanation does Dr. Charles Nemeroff give for PTSD in Part Four: Chapter 13, “Trauma and Emotional Relearning”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and the concept of “flow.” How is flow defined? How do people in the state of flow perceive time and obstacles? How does one attain this state?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the work of Joseph LeDoux and Dr. Antonio Damasio. What is the specialization of each of these individuals? What discoveries did each make regarding the amygdala? How does Dr. Damasio describe the process of the amygdala in an emotional hijacking?
Essay Topic 3
Describe self-fulfilling prophecies and the Pygmalion Effect. How does Robert Rosenthal define the Pygmalion Effect? Based upon Rosenthal’s findings, how can teachers best approach their relationships with their students?
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