Question 1

People who have experienced traumatic events

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A) derive more satisfaction from helping strangers than from helping close others. 
B) show mental and physical health benefits from helping others. 
C) more carefully weigh the potential costs of helping. 
D) are paradoxically less likely to help others if they themselves were helped. 
A) derive more satisfaction from helping strangers than from helping close others. 
B) show mental and physical health benefits from helping others. 
C) more carefully weigh the potential costs of helping. 
D) are paradoxically less likely to help others if they themselves were helped. B

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the five steps to helping proposed by Latané and Darley (1970)?

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A) Interpret the event as an emergency. 
B) Invoke the norm of reciprocity. 
C) Take responsibility for providing help. 
D) Notice that something is happening. 
A) Interpret the event as an emergency. 
B) Invoke the norm of reciprocity. 
C) Take responsibility for providing help. 
D) Notice that something is happening. B

Question 3

Lateen and Darley's (1968)"smoke-filled room" study demonstrates the concept of

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A) diffusion of responsibility. 
B) pluralistic ignorance. 
C) audience inhibition. 
D) negative state relief. 
A) diffusion of responsibility. 
B) pluralistic ignorance. 
C) audience inhibition. 
D) negative state relief. B

Question 4

Research by Gentile et al.(2009)on media effects and helping behavior found that

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A) people assigned their partner the easiest puzzles after playing a prosodies video game. 
B) people assigned their partner the easiest puzzles after playing a violent video game. 
C) people were more likely to answer more questions on a questionnaire after playing a prosodies video game. 
D) people were more likely to answer fewer questions on a questionnaire after playing a violent video game. 
A) people assigned their partner the easiest puzzles after playing a prosodies video game. 
B) people assigned their partner the easiest puzzles after playing a violent video game. 
C) people were more likely to answer more questions on a questionnaire after playing a prosodies video game. 
D) people were more likely to answer fewer questions on a questionnaire after playing a violent video game.

Question 5

Research by Batson on the empathy-altruism hypothesis suggests that

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A) all helping is altruistic. 
B) most helping is egoistic. 
C) helping is affected by many motives,including altruism. 
D) helping is affected by many motives,but rarely altruism. 
A) all helping is altruistic. 
B) most helping is egoistic. 
C) helping is affected by many motives,including altruism. 
D) helping is affected by many motives,but rarely altruism.

Question 6

Sandy missed class because she is sick,but Luis did attend the lecture.Sandy asks Luis if she can borrow his notes.If Luis considers Sandy's situation from her point of view and decides to offer help without expecting some form of payback,he is most likely

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A) invoking the norm of reciprocal altruism. 
B) operating under an altruistic motive. 
C) operating under an egoistic motive. 
D) following the negative state relief model. 
A) invoking the norm of reciprocal altruism. 
B) operating under an altruistic motive. 
C) operating under an egoistic motive. 
D) following the negative state relief model.

Question 7

People are less likely to notice an emergency if they

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A) display empathic concern for others. 
B) are aware of their surroundings. 
C) are in a good mood. 
D) are under time pressure. 
A) display empathic concern for others. 
B) are aware of their surroundings. 
C) are in a good mood. 
D) are under time pressure.

Question 8

Kirk passes a homeless person on the street.Kirk is most likely to help this person if the costs of

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A) not helping are small,and Kirk will gain nothing from helping. 
B) not helping are small,and Kirk will feel better about himself by helping. 
C) helping are large,and Kirk will feel better about himself by helping. 
D) helping are small,and Kirk will feel better about himself by helping. 
A) not helping are small,and Kirk will gain nothing from helping. 
B) not helping are small,and Kirk will feel better about himself by helping. 
C) helping are large,and Kirk will feel better about himself by helping. 
D) helping are small,and Kirk will feel better about himself by helping.

Question 9

People are less likely to help if they think the person is responsible for his plight

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A) in both collectivist and individualist cultures. 
B) in collectivist cultures. 
C) in individualist cultures. 
D) in neither collectivist nor individualist cultures. 
A) in both collectivist and individualist cultures. 
B) in collectivist cultures. 
C) in individualist cultures. 
D) in neither collectivist nor individualist cultures.

Question 10

Which situational change would not have made it more likely that someone would've acted to help Kitty Genovese during her attack?

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A) if some of her neighbors had been police officers 
B) if there had been 76 witnesses instead of 38 
C) if some of her neighbors had known her before the attack occurred 
D) if some of the witnesses had just heard a lecture on the situational influences on helping behavior 
A) if some of her neighbors had been police officers 
B) if there had been 76 witnesses instead of 38 
C) if some of her neighbors had known her before the attack occurred 
D) if some of the witnesses had just heard a lecture on the situational influences on helping behavior

Question 11

Kemmelmeier and colleagues (2006)found that residents of more individualistic states in the United States are than residents of more collectivist states.

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A) less likely to offer assistance in an emergency 
B) more likely to give to charity 
C) more susceptible to the bystander effect 
D) less generous 
A) less likely to offer assistance in an emergency 
B) more likely to give to charity 
C) more susceptible to the bystander effect 
D) less generous

Question 12

Describe how moods,both good and bad,affect helping.

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Both good and bad moods can lead to incr

Question 13

An important element of helping in Spanish and Latin-American cultures is called

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A) symposia 
B) déja vu. 
C) je ne sais quoi. 
D) inferno. 
A) symposia 
B) déja vu. 
C) je ne sais quoi. 
D) inferno.

Question 14

Online file-sharing websites depend on the idea of

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A) reciprocal altruism. 
B) kin selection. 
C) audience inhibition. 
D) the cost-reward model. 
A) reciprocal altruism. 
B) kin selection. 
C) audience inhibition. 
D) the cost-reward model.

Question 15

Benny has a heart attack while riding a crowded city bus and nobody on the bus attempts to help him.This exemplifies

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A) the bystander effect. 
B) the good mood effect. 
C) moral hypocrisy. 
D) the norm of social responsibility. 
A) the bystander effect. 
B) the good mood effect. 
C) moral hypocrisy. 
D) the norm of social responsibility.

Question 16

Helene spends a few weeks helping the victims of a tornado because she believes that people should help others,especially those who deserve assistance.Helene's thoughts regarding her actions are consistent with the norm of

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A) reciprocity. 
B) justice. 
C) equity. 
D) social responsibility. 
A) reciprocity. 
B) justice. 
C) equity. 
D) social responsibility.

Question 17

Helping behavior is adaptive from an evolutionary standpoint if

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A) the fittest individual does not gain an advantage over the less-fit. 
B) the economic rewards of helping are greater than the costs. 
C) it helps to secure propagation of an individual's genes. 
D) it is performed for altruistic rather than egoistic motives. 
A) the fittest individual does not gain an advantage over the less-fit. 
B) the economic rewards of helping are greater than the costs. 
C) it helps to secure propagation of an individual's genes. 
D) it is performed for altruistic rather than egoistic motives.

Question 18

The cognitive component of empathy that involves seeing the world through someone else's eyes is called

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A) anxious introspection. 
B) personal distress. 
C) perspective taking. 
D) empathic affect. 
A) anxious introspection. 
B) personal distress. 
C) perspective taking. 
D) empathic affect.

Question 19

Ambiguity of a situation would interfere with potential helping behavior just after which step of Lateen and Darley's (1970)five-step model of helping?

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A) noticing the event 
B) interpreting the event as an emergency 
C) taking responsibility to help 
D) providing help 
A) noticing the event 
B) interpreting the event as an emergency 
C) taking responsibility to help 
D) providing help

Question 20

Kelli always tries to be very helpful because she believes it increases her chances of receiving help at a future time. Kelli's thinking most closely reflects the concept of

Accepted Answer

A) reciprocal altruism. 
B) empathy. 
C) egoism. 
D) audience exhibition. 
A) reciprocal altruism. 
B) empathy. 
C) egoism. 
D) audience exhibition.

People who have experienced traumatic events

Which of the following is not one of the five steps to helping proposed by Latané and Darley (1970)?

Lateen and Darley's (1968)"smoke-filled room" study demonstrates the concept of

Research by Gentile et al.(2009)on media effects and helping behavior found that

Research by Batson on the empathy-altruism hypothesis suggests that

Sandy missed class because she is sick,but Luis did attend the lecture.Sandy asks Luis if she can borrow his notes.If Luis considers Sandy's situation from her point of view and decides to offer help without expecting some form of payback,he is most likely

People are less likely to notice an emergency if they

Kirk passes a homeless person on the street.Kirk is most likely to help this person if the costs of

People are less likely to help if they think the person is responsible for his plight

Which situational change would not have made it more likely that someone would've acted to help Kitty Genovese during her attack?

Kemmelmeier and colleagues (2006)found that residents of more individualistic states in the United States are than residents of more collectivist states.

Describe how moods,both good and bad,affect helping.

An important element of helping in Spanish and Latin-American cultures is called

Online file-sharing websites depend on the idea of

Benny has a heart attack while riding a crowded city bus and nobody on the bus attempts to help him.This exemplifies

Helene spends a few weeks helping the victims of a tornado because she believes that people should help others,especially those who deserve assistance.Helene's thoughts regarding her actions are consistent with the norm of

Helping behavior is adaptive from an evolutionary standpoint if

The cognitive component of empathy that involves seeing the world through someone else's eyes is called

Ambiguity of a situation would interfere with potential helping behavior just after which step of Lateen and Darley's (1970)five-step model of helping?

Kelli always tries to be very helpful because she believes it increases her chances of receiving help at a future time. Kelli's thinking most closely reflects the concept of

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Exam 10: Helping Others

People who have experienced traumatic events

Which of the following is not one of the five steps to helping proposed by Latané and Darley (1970)?

Lateen and Darley's (1968)"smoke-filled room" study demonstrates the concept of

Research by Gentile et al.(2009)on media effects and helping behavior found that

Research by Batson on the empathy-altruism hypothesis suggests that

Sandy missed class because she is sick,but Luis did attend the lecture.Sandy asks Luis if she can borrow his notes.If Luis considers Sandy's situation from her point of view and decides to offer help without expecting some form of payback,he is most likely

People are less likely to notice an emergency if they

Kirk passes a homeless person on the street.Kirk is most likely to help this person if the costs of

People are less likely to help if they think the person is responsible for his plight

Which situational change would not have made it more likely that someone would've acted to help Kitty Genovese during her attack?

Kemmelmeier and colleagues (2006)found that residents of more individualistic states in the United States are than residents of more collectivist states.

Describe how moods,both good and bad,affect helping.

An important element of helping in Spanish and Latin-American cultures is called

Online file-sharing websites depend on the idea of

Benny has a heart attack while riding a crowded city bus and nobody on the bus attempts to help him.This exemplifies

Helene spends a few weeks helping the victims of a tornado because she believes that people should help others,especially those who deserve assistance.Helene's thoughts regarding her actions are consistent with the norm of

Helping behavior is adaptive from an evolutionary standpoint if

The cognitive component of empathy that involves seeing the world through someone else's eyes is called

Ambiguity of a situation would interfere with potential helping behavior just after which step of Lateen and Darley's (1970)five-step model of helping?

Kelli always tries to be very helpful because she believes it increases her chances of receiving help at a future time. Kelli's thinking most closely reflects the concept of

What Is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Aggression

Law

Business

Health

Filters