Exam 12: Helping

Ben is highly disturbed by the screaming he hears from the street below his apartment.To help reduce his distress,he goes to see if someone needs help.Ben's behavior seems to be motivated by:

Before Paul went out of town,he asked his neighbor to stop by to water his lawn.His neighbor was happy to agree.This type of helping is an example of:

Myers suggests that there are a number of reasons why individuals who live in big cities tend to be less helpful.Which of the following is one of those reasons?

Who among the following is most likely to help an injured pedestrian?

Alexander,a young graduate,is late for his interview and rushes through a subway.He finds an old woman tripping and falling right in front of him.Instead of helping her,he rushes toward the exit.According to Darley and Batson's research (1973),Alexander's apathy toward the old woman in this scenario is because of ________.

In observing people's responses to staged emergencies,Darley and Latané (1970)found that ________ greatly decreased intervention.

Katzev (1978)found that when people were reprimanded at a zoo for feeding unauthorized food to bears,they were ________ to help another person afterward than if they had not been reprimanded.

Altruism researcher Daniel Batson reported that empathy-induced altruism:

According to Johnson and Post (2017),identify a true statement about helping.

________ are twice as likely as ________ to seek medical and psychiatric help.

Before agreeing to help out at the local homeless shelter,Sharon weighs the costs (e.g. ,getting up at dawn)and benefits (e.g. ,feeling good about herself)of doing so.This strategy is best explained by the:

________ is the vicarious experience of another's feelings and putting oneself in another's shoes.

If victims seem to have created their own problems by laziness or lack of foresight,people are less willing to offer help.In this case,helping responses are thus closely tied to:

The motive to increase another's welfare without conscious regard for one's self-interests defines:

Who is most likely to respond favorably to an unexpected request for a charitable donation to a local hospital?

In the context of the social-exchange theory,which of the following is true of the studies conducted by Piliavin (2003)and Andersen (1998)on rewards?

People who live in ________ are least likely to relay a phone message,mail "lost" letters,cooperate with survey interviewers,do small favors,or help a lost child.

According to evolutionary psychology,

Research evidence indicates that prosocial models of helping:

Samantha,a seven-year-old girl,suffers from a chronic kidney disease.Her doctor suggests an immediate kidney transplant for her to survive.Sarah,Samantha's mother,readily donates her kidney,and Samantha recovers from her condition after a successful surgery.In the context of evolutionary psychology,which of the following is exemplified in this scenario?