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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 left pre-frontal lobe of the brain can turn off or dampen what emotion?
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”?
3. Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi works at what university?
4. What is the specialization of Howard Gardner?
5. What psychologist states that psychopaths may lack compassion and empathy for others because they themselves do not feel fear and cannot anticipate consequences in Part Two: Chapter 7, “The Roots of Empathy”?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do emotionally neglected and emotionally abused children respond differently to empathy?
2. What five categories of emotional intelligence are described in Part Two: Chapter 3, “When Smart Is Dumb”? Who names these categories?
3. What test of Robert Rosenthal’s is described in Part Two: Chapter 7, “The Roots of Empathy”? How is the test described?
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 did Daniel Stern term the process of reinforcing empathy in children? How is this defined in Part Two: Chapter 7, “The Roots of Empathy”?
6. What are the purposes of the left and right pre-frontal lobes in the brain?
7. What are positive uses of emotion, according to the author in Part Two: Chapter 6, “The Master Aptitude”?
8. Where in the brain is the limbic system located? What purpose does this section of the brain serve?
9. What discovery did Walter Mischel make through his experiments in the 1960s?
10. Psychologist John Mayer, of the University of New Hampshire, names three styles of handling one's emotions. How are these described in Part Two: Chapter 4, “Know Thyself”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the work of Harry Levinson. What advice does Levinson give his clients as a corporate consultant? What are the effects of bad management? How does Levinson suggest managers approach employees?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Binet Intelligence Test and its accuracy in determining intelligence. When was the test developed? How has it evolved? Who developed it?
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