Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?
Authored by BEVERLY WILLIAMS
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9th - 12th Grade
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension and scientific literacy through analysis of an informational text about the psychology and neuroscience of fear. Designed for grades 9-12, the assessment requires students to extract explicit information, understand cause-and-effect relationships, and comprehend complex scientific concepts including brain chemistry, conditioning, and human psychological responses. Students must demonstrate their ability to identify supporting evidence for claims, understand vocabulary in context, and synthesize information about dopamine, endorphins, and the fight-or-flight response. The questions demand higher-order thinking skills as students analyze Dr. Margee Kerr's research findings, interpret the significance of experiments like the Baby Albert study, and understand how neurochemical differences affect individual responses to fear-inducing stimuli. Created by Beverly Williams, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 9-12. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, from formative evaluation of students' close reading abilities to summative assessment of their understanding of scientific texts. Teachers can utilize this quiz as a follow-up assessment after students read the featured article, as homework to reinforce key concepts, or as review material before discussing argumentative writing techniques and evidence-based reasoning. The quiz effectively supports reading standards by requiring students to cite textual evidence, determine central ideas, analyze word meanings, and evaluate arguments. This assessment aligns with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.7 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1, as students must translate quantitative or technical information and cite strong textual evidence to support analysis of what the text explicitly states and any inferences drawn from it.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 12 pts
According to “Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?” what feeling do many people commonly have after a frightening experience, such as touring a haunted house?
joy
confidence
curiosity
amusement
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 12 pts
According to Dr. Kerr, what critical information do we need to have in order to enjoy a scary situation?
We need to know the tricks.
We need to know the definition of fear.
We need to know we are in a safe environment.
We need to know what is read and what isn't real.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 12 pts
According to Dr. Kerr, how are our bodies affected by things that scare us?
Some individuals feel more effects from the dopamine response than others do, because their brains lack “brakes” on the dopamine release and re-uptake in the brain.
Some individuals have issues with the blood pressure and the effects of those symptoms.
Some individuals do not produce the adrenaline that is needed to respond to fear.
Some individuals feel more effects from the cardiovascular intensity, because their blood flow is limited when they respond to fear.
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
What happened to Baby Albert?
He was conditioned to be afraid of heights.
He was conditioned to be afraid of water.
He was condition to be afraid of flying.
He was conditioned to be afraid of white rabbits.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
What is necessary for people to enjoy being frightened?
Belief in the absence of any real danger.
Intelligence to understand fear.
Knowing the secrets behind the tricks.
Ignorance to understand reality
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
What is one of the reasons given in the story that explains why people have been scaring themselves and others since prehistoric times?
It prepares people for accidents.
It prepares children for challenging life experiences
It encourages trustworthy relationships in peers.
It encourages imagination and fear.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
What feeling do many people commonly have after a frightening experience, such as touring a haunted house?
fear
sadness
confidence
joy
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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