Extreme Sports and Risks
What is BASE jumping an acronym for?
a) Buildings, Antennas, Spans, Earth
b) Bridges, Airplanes, Skyscrapers, Earth
c) Buildings, Airplanes, Spans, Earth
d) Bridges, Antennas, Skyscrapers, Earth
a) Buildings, Antennas, Spans, Earth
What part of the brain releases hormones during fear?
a) Hippocampus
b) Amygdala
c) Cerebellum
d) Frontal lobe
b) Amygdala
Who was Dean Potter?
a) A celebrated extreme sportsman
b) A psychologist studying fear
c) A BASE jumping instructor
d) A marathon runner
a) A celebrated extreme sportsman
What do psychologists believe drives risky behaviors?
a) Boredom
b) Fear response
c) Peer pressure
d) Lack of education
b) Fear response
How many people have died BASE jumping, according to the video?
a) 100
b) 442
c) 257
d) 800
c) 257
What chemical is released during the fear response?
a) Serotonin
b) Dopamine
c) Adrenaline
d) Cortisol
b) Dopamine
What happened to Dean Potter and Graham Hunt?
a) They set a world record
b) They died in a wingsuit accident
c) They quit extreme sports
d) They became psychologists
b) They died in a wingsuit accident
What do extreme athletes enjoy from the fear response?
a) A sense of danger
b) A rush of adrenaline
c) A natural high
d) A feeling of control
c) A natural high
What are "death-consequence" activities, according to Dean Potter?
a) BASE jumping and free-climbing
b) Skydiving and scuba-diving
c) Skateboarding and marathon running
d) Wingsuit flying and bungee jumping
a) BASE jumping and free-climbing
What does dopamine reinforce in the brain?
a) Fear responses
b) Reward behaviors
c) Stress reactions
d) Sleep cycles
b) Reward behaviors
Where did Dean Potter and Graham Hunt jump from?
a) Mount Everest
b) A skyscraper in New York
c) Yosemite National Park
d) A bridge in New Zealand
c) Yosemite National Park
What is sensation-seeking behavior compared to in the transcript?
a) Marathon running
b) Drug addiction
c) Scuba diving
d) Skateboarding
b) Drug addiction
How many people have died climbing the mountains of Nepal, including Everest?
a) Over 800
b) 442
c) 257
d) 30
a) Over 800
What happens to the brain when it gets used to high dopamine levels?
a) It stops releasing dopamine
b) It becomes less sensitive to fear
c) It craves more extreme activities
d) It reduces adrenaline production
c) It craves more extreme activities
What did Dean Potter write about fear?
a) Fear is unnecessary
b) Overcoming fear was transformative
c) Fear should be avoided
d) Fear is always negative
b) Overcoming fear was transformative
What is one reason people continue extreme sports, according to the video?
a) Their brains crave more dopamine
b) They want to set world records
c) They enjoy the danger
d) They want to impress others
a) Their brains crave more dopamine
What is one example of a less dangerous extreme sport mentioned in the video?
a) Skateboarding
b) Long-distance races
c) Scuba-diving
d) Wingsuit flying
b) Long-distance races
What did a 2004 study compare bungee-jumpers to?
a) Ecstasy-users
b) Marathon runners
c) Scuba divers
d) Skateboarders
a) Ecstasy-users
What did Dean Potter inspire people to do?
a) Avoid extreme sports
b) Study brain chemistry
c) Explore their planet first-hand
d) Become psychologists
c) Explore their planet first-hand
What is the main risk of extreme sports, according to the transcript?
a) Brain chemistry changes
b) Death-consequence activities
c) Addiction to adrenaline
d) Fear of failure
b) Death-consequence activities