Question 1

According to the evolutionary theory, it can be predicted that it is more likely that

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A)  children will be more devoted to their parents than vice versa. 
B)  parents will be more devoted to their children than vice versa. 
C)  women will be more devoted to helping strangers than men. 
D)  men will be more devoted to helping strangers than women. 
A)  children will be more devoted to their parents than vice versa. 
B)  parents will be more devoted to their children than vice versa. 
C)  women will be more devoted to helping strangers than men. 
D)  men will be more devoted to helping strangers than women.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is FALSE about the gender differences in helping behavior?

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A)  Women seek more help than men. 
B)  Men offer help to attractive women more than unattractive women. 
C)  Men receive more offers of help than women. 
D)  Women welcome help more readily than men. 
A)  Women seek more help than men. 
B)  Men offer help to attractive women more than unattractive women. 
C)  Men receive more offers of help than women. 
D)  Women welcome help more readily than men.

Question 3

In one experiment on the reciprocity norm, university students were more willing to make a charity pledge when

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A)  they were promised a pledge in return. 
B)  the pledge was unsolicited. 
C)  it was for someone who had bought them candy. 
D)  it was anonymous. 
A)  they were promised a pledge in return. 
B)  the pledge was unsolicited. 
C)  it was for someone who had bought them candy. 
D)  it was anonymous.

Question 4

According to the bystander effect,

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A)  we are more likely to help others when others are present. 
B)  we are less likely to help others when others are present. 
C)  we are unaffected by bystanders when help is needed. 
D)  we are more likely to receive help from bystanders. 
A)  we are more likely to help others when others are present. 
B)  we are less likely to help others when others are present. 
C)  we are unaffected by bystanders when help is needed. 
D)  we are more likely to receive help from bystanders.

Question 5

Which of the following is an effective way to increase helping behavior?

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A)  increase the ambiguity of the situation 
B)  model prosocial behavior 
C)  teach narcissism 
D)  model the bystander effect 
A)  increase the ambiguity of the situation 
B)  model prosocial behavior 
C)  teach narcissism 
D)  model the bystander effect

Question 6

Which of the following statements is NOT true? As the number of bystanders at an emergency increases, any given bystander is

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A)  less likely to notice the situation. 
B)  less likely to interpret it as an emergency. 
C)  less likely to assume responsibility. 
D)  less likely to walk away. 
A)  less likely to notice the situation. 
B)  less likely to interpret it as an emergency. 
C)  less likely to assume responsibility. 
D)  less likely to walk away.

Question 7

Compare and contrast the three theories of helping: social exchange, social norms, and the evolutionary theory.

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Question 8

Which of the following factors is likely to increase helping behavior?

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A)  the presence of others who offer help 
B)  the presence of others who do nothing 
C)  time pressure 
D)  being non-religious 
A)  the presence of others who offer help 
B)  the presence of others who do nothing 
C)  time pressure 
D)  being non-religious

Question 9

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

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A)  social capital. 
B)  reciprocity. 
C)  outgroup bias. 
D)  the bystander effect. 
A)  social capital. 
B)  reciprocity. 
C)  outgroup bias. 
D)  the bystander effect.

Question 10

Identify a true statement about the social-responsibility norm across various cultures.

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A)  People in collectivistic cultures are least in favor of the social responsibility norm. 
B)  In U.S., people do receive compassion when they are victims of natural disaster. 
C)  People in U.S show more strong support for social responsibility norm than those in India. 
D)  In determining help, cultures avoid the practice of tying responses to attributes. 
A)  People in collectivistic cultures are least in favor of the social responsibility norm. 
B)  In U.S., people do receive compassion when they are victims of natural disaster. 
C)  People in U.S show more strong support for social responsibility norm than those in India. 
D)  In determining help, cultures avoid the practice of tying responses to attributes.

Question 11

A self-serving motive to increase one's own welfare is called

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A)  magnanimity. 
B)  antipathy. 
C)  egoism. 
D)  selflessness. 
A)  magnanimity. 
B)  antipathy. 
C)  egoism. 
D)  selflessness.

Question 12

Research evidence indicates that prosocial models of helping

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A)  create an environment of narcissism among youth. 
B)  promote altruism in children but not in adults. 
C)  promote altruism in the observers. 
D)  decrease helping because observers seem to believe that aid is less necessary. 
A)  create an environment of narcissism among youth. 
B)  promote altruism in children but not in adults. 
C)  promote altruism in the observers. 
D)  decrease helping because observers seem to believe that aid is less necessary.

Question 13

People often feel more altruistic when they have helped without receiving payment or implied social pressure than when offered a reward for doing so. This is best explained by

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A)  moral exclusion. 
B)  the overjustification effect. 
C)  the bystander effect. 
D)  diffusion of responsibility. 
A)  moral exclusion. 
B)  the overjustification effect. 
C)  the bystander effect. 
D)  diffusion of responsibility.

Question 14

You were walking down the street with your friend Sabrina when she stopped to ask a child why he was crying. The boy said that he was lost, so Sabrina took time out of her busy day to help the child find his way home. Sabrina's behavior can be characterized by

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A)  the reciprocity norm. 
B)  egoism. 
C)  the social-exchange theory. 
D)  altruism. 
A)  the reciprocity norm. 
B)  egoism. 
C)  the social-exchange theory. 
D)  altruism.

Question 15

Which is NOT one of the factors that influence a person's helping behavior?

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A)  the number of bystanders 
B)  impact biases 
C)  time pressures 
D)  prosocial models 
A)  the number of bystanders 
B)  impact biases 
C)  time pressures 
D)  prosocial models

Question 16

Review the research on the role of the number of bystanders in helping. Be sure to include a discussion of noticing, interpreting, and assuming responsibility.

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Research on the role of the number of by

Question 17

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

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A)  self-perception theory. 
B)  social-exchange theory. 
C)  self-presentation theory. 
D)  social comparison theory. 
A)  self-perception theory. 
B)  social-exchange theory. 
C)  self-presentation theory. 
D)  social comparison theory.

Question 18

Ian is from England, Dan is from America, and Tam is from India. Which one of these people is most likely to support and act on the norm of social responsibility?

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A)  Ian 
B)  Dan 
C)  Tam 
D)  Ian and Dan are both more likely than Tam. 
A)  Ian 
B)  Dan 
C)  Tam 
D)  Ian and Dan are both more likely than Tam.

Question 19

In an enactment of the Good Samaritan situation, Darley and Batson (1973) studied the helpfulness of Princeton seminarians in order to assess whether helping behavior was influenced by

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A)  religious education. 
B)  age differences. 
C)  gender differences. 
D)  time pressures. 
A)  religious education. 
B)  age differences. 
C)  gender differences. 
D)  time pressures.

Question 20

The bystander effect predicts that

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A)  helping behavior increases as physical proximity decreases. 
B)  people are less likely to help when in groups than when they are alone. 
C)  people primarily offer help when there are others around them. 
D)  people often refuse help to maintain equity in the social relationship. 
A)  helping behavior increases as physical proximity decreases. 
B)  people are less likely to help when in groups than when they are alone. 
C)  people primarily offer help when there are others around them. 
D)  people often refuse help to maintain equity in the social relationship.

According to the evolutionary theory, it can be predicted that it is more likely that

Which of the following statements is FALSE about the gender differences in helping behavior?

In one experiment on the reciprocity norm, university students were more willing to make a charity pledge when

According to the bystander effect,

Which of the following is an effective way to increase helping behavior?

Which of the following statements is NOT true? As the number of bystanders at an emergency increases, any given bystander is

Compare and contrast the three theories of helping: social exchange, social norms, and the evolutionary theory.

Which of the following factors is likely to increase helping behavior?

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

Identify a true statement about the social-responsibility norm across various cultures.

A self-serving motive to increase one's own welfare is called

Research evidence indicates that prosocial models of helping

People often feel more altruistic when they have helped without receiving payment or implied social pressure than when offered a reward for doing so. This is best explained by

You were walking down the street with your friend Sabrina when she stopped to ask a child why he was crying. The boy said that he was lost, so Sabrina took time out of her busy day to help the child find his way home. Sabrina's behavior can be characterized by

Which is NOT one of the factors that influence a person's helping behavior?

Review the research on the role of the number of bystanders in helping. Be sure to include a discussion of noticing, interpreting, and assuming responsibility.

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

Ian is from England, Dan is from America, and Tam is from India. Which one of these people is most likely to support and act on the norm of social responsibility?

In an enactment of the Good Samaritan situation, Darley and Batson (1973) studied the helpfulness of Princeton seminarians in order to assess whether helping behavior was influenced by

The bystander effect predicts that

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According to the evolutionary theory, it can be predicted that it is more likely that

Which of the following statements is FALSE about the gender differences in helping behavior?

In one experiment on the reciprocity norm, university students were more willing to make a charity pledge when

According to the bystander effect,

Which of the following is an effective way to increase helping behavior?

Which of the following statements is NOT true? As the number of bystanders at an emergency increases, any given bystander is

Compare and contrast the three theories of helping: social exchange, social norms, and the evolutionary theory.

Which of the following factors is likely to increase helping behavior?

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

Identify a true statement about the social-responsibility norm across various cultures.

A self-serving motive to increase one's own welfare is called

Research evidence indicates that prosocial models of helping

People often feel more altruistic when they have helped without receiving payment or implied social pressure than when offered a reward for doing so. This is best explained by

You were walking down the street with your friend Sabrina when she stopped to ask a child why he was crying. The boy said that he was lost, so Sabrina took time out of her busy day to help the child find his way home. Sabrina's behavior can be characterized by

Which is NOT one of the factors that influence a person's helping behavior?

Review the research on the role of the number of bystanders in helping. Be sure to include a discussion of noticing, interpreting, and assuming responsibility.

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

Ian is from England, Dan is from America, and Tam is from India. Which one of these people is most likely to support and act on the norm of social responsibility?

In an enactment of the Good Samaritan situation, Darley and Batson (1973) studied the helpfulness of Princeton seminarians in order to assess whether helping behavior was influenced by

The bystander effect predicts that

Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

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Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

Developing Through the Life Span

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