Exam 11: Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

The basic tenet of ________ is that when we feel empathy for another person's plight, we will help that person regardless of what we may stand to gain.

Researchers exposed some students to a lecture on bystander intervention research and other students to a lecture on an unrelated topic. Two weeks later

Evolutionary psychology is the study of

Reuben has three cats at home and doesn't want another one. Still, on the way home from work, he stops to rescue a kitten from the highway. This is an example of ________ behavior.

The main tenet of social exchange theory is that we will help others when

The authors of your text tell a story about Abraham Lincoln in which Lincoln ordered a coach to stop so he could save some piglets from drowning. Lincoln claimed that he helped because "I should have had no peace of mind all day had I gone on and left that suffering old sow worrying over those pigs." Lincoln argued that he was helping because of

Research has demonstrated that people will help in-group members because

In the grocery store one evening, Yolanda is in a good mood after earning a promotion at work, but Trudy is feeling quite guilty for stealing office supplies from work. When another shopper collapses on the ground unconscious, Yolanda would be likely to help according to the ________, while Trudy would be likely to help according to the ________.

James has just received notice that he's been admitted to the law school of his choice. As he walks along, he's in a good mood. He sees a worker fall off a ladder, and rushes over to assist. Why did James help in this case? Good moods

Which of the following is an example of a topic related to positive psychology in the field of social psychology?

Some have speculated that people in rural areas are more likely to help than are people in urban areas because "trust" and "being neighborly" are more valued in rural than in urban settings. Were this true, who would be most likely to help a stranger who needed assistance?

When it comes to helping behavior,

If you are in an emergency situation and need help, which of the following statements to a bystander is most likely to get you the help you need?

Marla has revised her will to ensure that upon her death, all of her functioning organs (corneas, liver, kidneys, heart, and so on) will be used to help transplant patients. She's told no one about her actions, and expects nothing in return. This is an example of a(n) ________ behavior.

At Cornell and Vassar, students intervened in emergencies. In both cases they

Underlying the urban overload hypothesis is the idea that people become overwhelmed in areas which

In explaining the process by which kin selection works to encourage altruism, evolutionary psychologists would argue that

A woman has just been in a car accident and needs someone to get her out of her car. A man has AIDS and needs someone to take him to the hospital for ongoing treatments. According to the research on gender differences in prosocial behavior, which of the following is most likely to be true?

Recent research described in the textbook (Garcia et al., 2002) indicates that people can experience diffusion of responsibility even if they are all by themselves. Which of the following situations is most likely to create such a diffusion of responsibility effect and might reduce the probability of (for example) donating to a charity?

The idea that natural selection favors behaviors that help a genetic relative is known as