Exam 11: Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

According to the authors of your text, the first step in deciding to help in an emergency is

There is a stereotype that individuals who are described as religious will be more likely to help than others. However, the research demonstrates that this is not universally true. Describe the research findings.

A primary focus of the field of "positive psychology" is the study of

The phenomenon in which each bystander's sense of responsibility to help decreases as the number of witnesses increases best defines

According to a research study presented in the text, participants played a trivia game against four other students. Participants were allowed to help the other players, even though it could cause them to lose the game. Under what conditions were participants more likely to help other players? When they

In which situation are you least likely to stop and think before helping out the other person?

According to reports (Rosenthal, 1964), many of Kitty Genovese's unresponsive neighbors did hear her crying out, "Oh my God, he stabbed me! Please help me! Please help me!" This suggests that the reason that her neighbors failed to intervene followed from

It would seem reasonable to assume that people would be more likely to help others who are part of their in-groups than their out-groups. It is not quite as simple and straightforward as that, however. Explain.

Based on evidence from studies presented in the chapter on evolutionary explanations of helping behavior, whom would you be the most likely to help if she had just spilled the contents of her purse?

Based on information from your text on residential mobility, which of the following people would be more likely to volunteer in their community?

Julianna likes to contribute to worthy charities because she can help others and, at the same time, get a tax deduction. Julianna is engaging in

On her first day of work in a new job, Amy would be most likely to feel resentful were a coworker to say to her,

According to research on the effects of mood on helping, good moods are likely to ________ the odds that we will spontaneously help another, and bad moods are likely to ________ the odds that we will spontaneously help.

In order to best predict whether people will help another person, it is best to know something about ________ and ________.

Sheryl often helps Jessica without any expectation that Jessica will return the favor soon. Sheryl and Jessica probably have a(n) ________ relationship.

Based on information about the urban overload hypothesis, where would you be more likely to receive help finding a lost child?

Greitemeyer and his colleagues have conducted a number of studies to examine the effects of video games on helping. They have some participants pay a prosocial video game and others play a neutral video game. The independent variable of this research is the

Recall that Darley and Batson (1973) conducted a study in which participants were provided the opportunity to help when they were on their way to deliver a brief speech on the Good Samaritan or on another topic. These researchers found that ________ because ________.

Not all helping occurs between strangers, of course. What factors determine whether and why help is provided in long-term relationships?

A giant tornado is bearing down on Dorothy's farmhouse. She only has time to help one other resident. Based on research regarding kin selection, whom will Dorothy take with her to the storm cellar?