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

2. Author Daniel Goleman has been nominated for what prestigious award two times?

3. In what year did Hilda Bruch pioneer a study of eating disorders that identified a two-part cause?

4. Sensitivity to prejudice has been addressed with what in an attempt to prevent lawsuits and conflict on the job?

5. In the study at Bell Labs, the star performers were identified as the ones who know the value of building what, according to the author in Part Three: Chapter 10, “Managing with Heart”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Leslie Brody and Judith Hall discover about the developmental differences between boys and girls?

2. What impacts do stress and anxiety have on the body, according to Bruce McEven?

3. Why do parents have the greatest influence in shaping a child’s brain, according to the author in Part Four: Chapter 14, “Temperament Is Not Destiny”?

4. What is the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder in children, according to the author in Part Four: Chapter 13, “Trauma and Emotional Relearning”?

5. What did Richard Davidson discover as a link to temperament? How is this link described in Part Four: Chapter 14, “Temperament Is Not Destiny”?

6. Why four temperamental types are described in Part Four: Chapter 14, “Temperament Is Not Destiny”? Who identified these types?

7. What study on the engineers at Bell Labs is described in Part Three: Chapter 10, “Managing with Heart”? What results were found?

8. What growing movement in education is described by the author in Part Five: Chapter 16, “Schooling the Emotions”?

9. What does the author give as reasons for the higher divorce rates today than 100 years ago in Part Three: “Chapter 9, Intimate Enemies”?

10. How does the author describe the “healthy” and “unhealthy” ways of arguing in Part Three: “Chapter 9, Intimate Enemies”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the components of the human brain. What components develop first in fetal development? What components of the brain are related to emotions? How do these components interact with the “reasoning” parts of the brain?

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