Question 1

What is "genuine altruism"? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

Genuine altruism refers to a selfless co

Question 2

Helping _____ a bad mood and _____ a good mood.

Accepted Answer

A)  eliminates; increases 
B)  softens; sustains 
C)  does not change; amplifies 
D)  increases; eliminates 
A)  eliminates; increases 
B)  softens; sustains 
C)  does not change; amplifies 
D)  increases; eliminates

Question 3

In a study by Latané and Rodin (1969), a female experimenter apparently fell and hurt her ankle. When pairs of strangers confronted the emergency, what percentage offered help?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 percent 
B)  70 percent 
C)  40 percent 
D)  10 percent 
A)  100 percent 
B)  70 percent 
C)  40 percent 
D)  10 percent

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in Darley and Latané's decision tree?

Accepted Answer

A)  noticing the incident 
B)  interpreting the incident as an emergency 
C)  weighing the costs and benefits of helping 
D)  assuming responsibility for intervening 
A)  noticing the incident 
B)  interpreting the incident as an emergency 
C)  weighing the costs and benefits of helping 
D)  assuming responsibility for intervening

Question 5

People are most likely to offer assistance when

Accepted Answer

A)  they live in a large city. 
B)  there are many witnesses to an event. 
C)  they have just seen another person helping someone else. 
D)  they are pressed for time. 
A)  they live in a large city. 
B)  there are many witnesses to an event. 
C)  they have just seen another person helping someone else. 
D)  they are pressed for time.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the overjustification effect. 
B)  attributions. 
C)  self-concepts. 
D)  cognitive dissonance. 
A)  the overjustification effect. 
B)  attributions. 
C)  self-concepts. 
D)  cognitive dissonance.

Question 7

Which of the following specifically predicts that we will be more altruistic toward our relatives than toward close friends?

Accepted Answer

A)  evolutionary psychology 
B)  the social norms theory 
C)  nominative determinism 
D)  the self-presentation theory 
A)  evolutionary psychology 
B)  the social norms theory 
C)  nominative determinism 
D)  the self-presentation theory

Question 8

When Darley and Batson (1973) staged an ambiguous emergency (a man slumped in a doorway) in front of seminary students they found that

Accepted Answer

A)  seminary students were more helpful than the average bystander was. 
B)  the bystander effect does not apply to religious people. 
C)  students were less helpful if they were late for an appointment. 
D)  students who were on their way to give a lecture on the parable of the good Samaritan were more helpful. 
A)  seminary students were more helpful than the average bystander was. 
B)  the bystander effect does not apply to religious people. 
C)  students were less helpful if they were late for an appointment. 
D)  students who were on their way to give a lecture on the parable of the good Samaritan were more helpful.

Question 9

In the context of interpretation, the tendency to overestimate others' ability to "read" our internal states is called the illusion of

Accepted Answer

A)  deceit. 
B)  visibility. 
C)  awareness. 
D)  transparency. 
A)  deceit. 
B)  visibility. 
C)  awareness. 
D)  transparency.

Question 10

What does the research on the role of religious faith in helping conclude?

Accepted Answer

Research on the role of religious faith

Question 11

People are more likely to help another person if

Accepted Answer

A)  they are anonymous. 
B)  they don't expect to see them again. 
C)  they expect to meet them again. 
D)  they are deindividuated. 
A)  they are anonymous. 
B)  they don't expect to see them again. 
C)  they expect to meet them again. 
D)  they are deindividuated.

Question 12

Both European Christians who risked their lives to rescue Jews during the Nazi era and civil rights activists of the 1950s reported that

Accepted Answer

A)  they came from families who themselves had been victims of some form of social injustice. 
B)  they had warm, close relationships with at least one parent who was a "strong moralist" and committed to humanitarian causes. 
C)  their efforts were in part a reaction to having been raised in a troubled family environment in which parents and children were in frequent conflict. 
D)  they were firstborn or only children whose parents had taught them courage and independence. 
A)  they came from families who themselves had been victims of some form of social injustice. 
B)  they had warm, close relationships with at least one parent who was a "strong moralist" and committed to humanitarian causes. 
C)  their efforts were in part a reaction to having been raised in a troubled family environment in which parents and children were in frequent conflict. 
D)  they were firstborn or only children whose parents had taught them courage and independence.

Question 13

After Mr. Walters' neighbor helped him paint his house, Mr. Walters felt obligated to offer to help the neighbor remodel his kitchen. Mr. Walters' sense of obligation most likely resulted from the

Accepted Answer

A)  door-in-the-face phenomenon. 
B)  system justification theory. 
C)  reciprocity norm. 
D)  cognitive dissonance phenomenon. 
A)  door-in-the-face phenomenon. 
B)  system justification theory. 
C)  reciprocity norm. 
D)  cognitive dissonance phenomenon.

Question 14

The notion that humans interact in such a way as to minimize costs and maximize rewards to the self is referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A)  social-exchange theory. 
B)  drive theory. 
C)  triangular theory. 
D)  motivation crowding theory. 
A)  social-exchange theory. 
B)  drive theory. 
C)  triangular theory. 
D)  motivation crowding theory.

Question 15

Our eagerness to do well after doing something bad reflects our need to

Accepted Answer

A)  merely reduce private guilt. 
B)  reclaim a positive public image only. 
C)  both reduce private guilt and reclaim a positive public image. 
D)  neither reduce private guilt nor reclaim a positive public image. 
A)  merely reduce private guilt. 
B)  reclaim a positive public image only. 
C)  both reduce private guilt and reclaim a positive public image. 
D)  neither reduce private guilt nor reclaim a positive public image.

Question 16

Which of the following statements is FALSE about factors that determine helping behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  People high in self-efficacy are most likely to be concerned and helpful. 
B)  Religiously committed people are more likely to help than are those who are not religiously committed. 
C)  Situation alone determines whether people help or not. 
D)  High self-monitors are more likely to help than low self-monitors are if they think helpfulness will be socially rewarded. 
A)  People high in self-efficacy are most likely to be concerned and helpful. 
B)  Religiously committed people are more likely to help than are those who are not religiously committed. 
C)  Situation alone determines whether people help or not. 
D)  High self-monitors are more likely to help than low self-monitors are if they think helpfulness will be socially rewarded.

Question 17

In addition to reducing the ambiguity of the situation and increasing personal responsibility, briefly explain at least two other ways to increase helping behavior.

Accepted Answer

In addition to reducing the ambiguity of

Question 18

According to Hoover et al. (1983), pedestrians who are more likely to help another pedestrian pick up a dropped envelope are those who

Accepted Answer

A)  are closest to the person who dropped the envelope. 
B)  physically resemble the person who dropped the envelope. 
C)  just had their photograph taken. 
D)  remain anonymous. 
A)  are closest to the person who dropped the envelope. 
B)  physically resemble the person who dropped the envelope. 
C)  just had their photograph taken. 
D)  remain anonymous.

Question 19

A classmate of Bianca's wants to borrow Bianca's notes to study for an upcoming exam. In the context of the social-responsibility norm, research suggests that Bianca will most likely agree if the classmate says she needs the notes because she

Accepted Answer

A)  takes inadequate notes. 
B)  does not like this class as well as her other courses. 
C)  has been absent due to illness. 
D)  has not been able to concentrate in class. 
A)  takes inadequate notes. 
B)  does not like this class as well as her other courses. 
C)  has been absent due to illness. 
D)  has not been able to concentrate in class.

Question 20

You ate the last of your roommate's cereal. When she asks "did you finish the cereal or did I?" you lie and say you didn't eat it. When she then asks you to stop by the store to pick up some more you agree. Your behavior is best explained by

Accepted Answer

A)  the need to reduce private guilt. 
B)  the feel good-do good effect. 
C)  the social exchange theory. 
D)  the reciprocity norm. 
A)  the need to reduce private guilt. 
B)  the feel good-do good effect. 
C)  the social exchange theory. 
D)  the reciprocity norm.

What is "genuine altruism"? Give an example.

Helping _ a bad mood and _ a good mood.

In a study by Latané and Rodin (1969), a female experimenter apparently fell and hurt her ankle. When pairs of strangers confronted the emergency, what percentage offered help?

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in Darley and Latané's decision tree?

People are most likely to offer assistance when

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

Which of the following specifically predicts that we will be more altruistic toward our relatives than toward close friends?

When Darley and Batson (1973) staged an ambiguous emergency (a man slumped in a doorway) in front of seminary students they found that

In the context of interpretation, the tendency to overestimate others' ability to "read" our internal states is called the illusion of

What does the research on the role of religious faith in helping conclude?

People are more likely to help another person if

Both European Christians who risked their lives to rescue Jews during the Nazi era and civil rights activists of the 1950s reported that

After Mr. Walters' neighbor helped him paint his house, Mr. Walters felt obligated to offer to help the neighbor remodel his kitchen. Mr. Walters' sense of obligation most likely resulted from the

The notion that humans interact in such a way as to minimize costs and maximize rewards to the self is referred to as the

Our eagerness to do well after doing something bad reflects our need to

Which of the following statements is FALSE about factors that determine helping behavior?

In addition to reducing the ambiguity of the situation and increasing personal responsibility, briefly explain at least two other ways to increase helping behavior.

According to Hoover et al. (1983), pedestrians who are more likely to help another pedestrian pick up a dropped envelope are those who

A classmate of Bianca's wants to borrow Bianca's notes to study for an upcoming exam. In the context of the social-responsibility norm, research suggests that Bianca will most likely agree if the classmate says she needs the notes because she

You ate the last of your roommate's cereal. When she asks "did you finish the cereal or did I?" you lie and say you didn't eat it. When she then asks you to stop by the store to pick up some more you agree. Your behavior is best explained by

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What is "genuine altruism"? Give an example.

Helping _____ a bad mood and _____ a good mood.

In a study by Latané and Rodin (1969), a female experimenter apparently fell and hurt her ankle. When pairs of strangers confronted the emergency, what percentage offered help?

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in Darley and Latané's decision tree?

People are most likely to offer assistance when

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

Which of the following specifically predicts that we will be more altruistic toward our relatives than toward close friends?

When Darley and Batson (1973) staged an ambiguous emergency (a man slumped in a doorway) in front of seminary students they found that

In the context of interpretation, the tendency to overestimate others' ability to "read" our internal states is called the illusion of

What does the research on the role of religious faith in helping conclude?

People are more likely to help another person if

Both European Christians who risked their lives to rescue Jews during the Nazi era and civil rights activists of the 1950s reported that

After Mr. Walters' neighbor helped him paint his house, Mr. Walters felt obligated to offer to help the neighbor remodel his kitchen. Mr. Walters' sense of obligation most likely resulted from the

The notion that humans interact in such a way as to minimize costs and maximize rewards to the self is referred to as the

Our eagerness to do well after doing something bad reflects our need to

Which of the following statements is FALSE about factors that determine helping behavior?

In addition to reducing the ambiguity of the situation and increasing personal responsibility, briefly explain at least two other ways to increase helping behavior.

According to Hoover et al. (1983), pedestrians who are more likely to help another pedestrian pick up a dropped envelope are those who

A classmate of Bianca's wants to borrow Bianca's notes to study for an upcoming exam. In the context of the social-responsibility norm, research suggests that Bianca will most likely agree if the classmate says she needs the notes because she

You ate the last of your roommate's cereal. When she asks "did you finish the cereal or did I?" you lie and say you didn't eat it. When she then asks you to stop by the store to pick up some more you agree. Your behavior is best explained by

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Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

Developing Through the Life Span

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Memory

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Intelligence

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Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

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Helping _ a bad mood and _ a good mood.