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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Alfred Binet born?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1857.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1813.

2. At what age can children separate their own feelings from the feelings of others, according to the author in Part Two: Chapter 7, “The Roots of Empathy”?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 2 ½.
(d) 5 ½.

3. Dr. John Gottman is a professor emeritus at what university?
(a) The University of Iowa.
(b) The University of Kansas.
(c) The University of Washington.
(d) The University of Wisconsin.

4. Fear arouses the body to fight or flight by doing what within the body?
(a) Decreasing brain activity.
(b) Increasing awareness.
(c) Causing respiration to decrease.
(d) Sending blood to the major muscles.

5. 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?
(a) Ted Huston.
(b) Walter Mischel.
(c) Robert Levenson.
(d) Robert Ader.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Dolf Zillmann gives two methods for diffusing anger. What is the first?

3. What psychologist tracked 200 couples identifying significant signs that predict which marriages will fail based on how they handle disagreements?

4. What does “FACS” stand for?

5. Dr. Judith Lewis Herman discovered three vital stages for retraining the brain of people suffering from PTSD. What is the first stage discussed in Part Four: Chapter 13, “Trauma and Emotional Relearning”?

(see the answer key)

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