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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what cause does the author attribute his unnatural attachment to a particular type of object?
(a) The connection of this object with his father's affection and love for the family.
(b) The connection of this object with his mother's illness.
(c) The satisfactory reward that he knew would soon arrive when he saw this object.
(d) The unconscious emotional conditioning that occurred during his history with the object.

2. The author states that neither kind of module in the chocolate anecdote was more what than another?
(a) Abstract.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Rational.
(d) Definitive.

3. The author states that "modules seem to have the ability to recruit" (130) what on behalf of their goals?
(a) Tenets of belief.
(b) Reasons.
(c) Faith.
(d) Other modules.

4. When the author discusses his wife in an illustration, whom does he name as a potential stimulus in his wife's environment that would be “seen to not merit extended, conscious appraisal” (163)?
(a) The author's brother.
(b) The author's sister.
(c) The author's father-in-law.
(d) The author's uncle.

5. The author states that specific types of what can turn off the autopilot mode for feelings?
(a) Behavioral therapies.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Exercises.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem does the author say afflicts him when he is trying to work?

2. The author states that repeated studies have shown that the brain reacts similarly to physical pain and what other element?

3. Chapter 10 is entitled "Encounters With the" what?

4. With what system is the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex associated?

5. What sound does the author refer to in his personal anecdote about reducing negative feelings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What connection does the author make between awareness and control and how is paradox used within the author's discussion of this connection?

2. For what purpose does the author discuss his disagreement with a prominent meditation teacher?

3. What four themes does the author state are generally focused upon within the passing thoughts observed during meditation?

4. Discuss the author's perspective of how indulging one's craving once can lead to future indulgences?

5. What does the author mean when he claims that humans are essentialists?

6. Explain the emptiness doctrine presented by the author within the chapter entitled Encounters with the Formless.

7. What is the author's message about the intertemporal utility function and its relationship to the permanence of the self?

8. What is the purpose for observing one's own thoughts within a meditation session?

9. What is the significance of the author's discussion of the Capgras delusion?

10. How does the author characterize the difference between tribal psychology and general psychology?

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