Question 1

Helping in the face of______________costs is best described as______________.

Accepted Answer

A) enormous;altruism 
B) small;altruism 
C) enormous;courageous resistance 
D) small;courageous resistance 
A) enormous;altruism 
B) small;altruism 
C) enormous;courageous resistance 
D) small;courageous resistance

Question 2

Muriel,who is generally a happy person,becomes quite sad to find out that she failed her psychology exam,but recognizes that her failure to study probably played a role.When her roommate asks Muriel for a ride to the airport, Muriel will probably

Accepted Answer

A) be more likely to help. 
B) be less likely to help. 
C) focus more on the costs of helping rather than the rewards. 
D) be more concerned with the potential for reciprocity. 
A) be more likely to help. 
B) be less likely to help. 
C) focus more on the costs of helping rather than the rewards. 
D) be more concerned with the potential for reciprocity.

Question 3

Jacinta volunteers at a local clinical where patients with AIDS come to get treatment and social assistance.She spends 10 to 15 hours a week at the clinic because it helps her escape the pressures and stress in her life.Which motivation category is behind Jacinta's volunteerism?

Accepted Answer

A) values 
B) esteem enhancement 
C) understanding 
D) personal development 
A) values 
B) esteem enhancement 
C) understanding 
D) personal development

Question 4

According to Lateen and Darley's (1970)five-step model of helping,analysis of costs and rewards occurs just prior______________to

Accepted Answer

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 5

Giles volunteers his time to his local community center because he thinks it will look good on his college applications. Giles's behavior would best be described as likely

Accepted Answer

A) democratic. 
B) egoistic. 
C) altruistic. 
D) idealistic. 
A) democratic. 
B) egoistic. 
C) altruistic. 
D) idealistic.

Question 6

Research on the effects of helping in cross-race versus same-race situations shows that

Accepted Answer

A) people are more likely to help those of their own race. 
B) people are more likely to help those of a different race. 
C) there is not a consistent relationship between racial similarity and helping. 
D) there is a strong tendency for people help persons of all races equally. 
A) people are more likely to help those of their own race. 
B) people are more likely to help those of a different race. 
C) there is not a consistent relationship between racial similarity and helping. 
D) there is a strong tendency for people help persons of all races equally.

Question 7

For doctors and nurses,too much empathy can be

Accepted Answer

A) essential to effective job performance. 
B) a risk factor for depression. 
C) a result of clinical training. 
D) a way to retain one's humanity. 
A) essential to effective job performance. 
B) a risk factor for depression. 
C) a result of clinical training. 
D) a way to retain one's humanity.

Question 8

In order to help people access new video games levels (essentially allowing them to cheat at the games),Dennis creates a website where gamers can upload and save new cheat codes as well as codes the unlock secret levels in the most popular video games.Users are expected to share codes for others to use whenever they can,and not just take codes to use themselves.The foundation of this website's success is the concept of

Accepted Answer

A) reciprocal altruism. 
B) kin selection. 
C) audience inhibition. 
D) the empathy-altruism hypothesis. 
A) reciprocal altruism. 
B) kin selection. 
C) audience inhibition. 
D) the empathy-altruism hypothesis.

Question 9

Behaviors that are motivated by selfish concerns are best described as______________.

Accepted Answer

A) altruistic 
B) arrogant 
C) idiographic 
D) egoistic 
A) altruistic 
B) arrogant 
C) idiographic 
D) egoistic

Question 10

The norm of equity prescribes that when people are in a situation in which they feel______________,they should help those who are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) over benefited;under benefited 
B) under benefited;over benefited 
C) under stimulated;over stimulated 
D) over stimulated;under stimulated 
A) over benefited;under benefited 
B) under benefited;over benefited 
C) under stimulated;over stimulated 
D) over stimulated;under stimulated

Question 11

Which social norm suggests that people who are fairly well-off in life should use their position to help those who are______________in need?

Accepted Answer

A) norm of social responsibility 
B) norm of reciprocity 
C) norm of equity 
D) norm of justice 
A) norm of social responsibility 
B) norm of reciprocity 
C) norm of equity 
D) norm of justice

Question 12

One way for the social connection of a community to increase is to

Accepted Answer

A) experience a natural disaster. 
B) become wealthier. 
C) increase its ratio of men to women. 
D) provide financial incentives to those who connect to others. 
A) experience a natural disaster. 
B) become wealthier. 
C) increase its ratio of men to women. 
D) provide financial incentives to those who connect to others.

Question 13

Research by Omoto and Snyder (1995)found that volunteers who decided to help AIDS victims had______________service if their initial motives were______________.

Accepted Answer

A) longer;self-oriented 
B) longer;other-oriented 
C) shorter;religious 
D) shorter;egoistic 
A) longer;self-oriented 
B) longer;other-oriented 
C) shorter;religious 
D) shorter;egoistic

Question 14

Explain how empathy affects helping.

Accepted Answer

The empathy-altruism hypothesis proposes

Question 15

Which statement about reciprocal altruism is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Reciprocal altruism is a strictly human phenomenon and observed only in mature adults. 
B) Reciprocal altruism is a strictly human phenomenon that has been observed throughout the lifespan. 
C) Reciprocal altruism occurs in humans and non-human primates but not in non-primate animals. 
D) Reciprocal altruism has been demonstrated in non-human primates as well as non-primate animals. 
A) Reciprocal altruism is a strictly human phenomenon and observed only in mature adults. 
B) Reciprocal altruism is a strictly human phenomenon that has been observed throughout the lifespan. 
C) Reciprocal altruism occurs in humans and non-human primates but not in non-primate animals. 
D) Reciprocal altruism has been demonstrated in non-human primates as well as non-primate animals.

Question 16

Reluctance to help for fear of making a bad impression on observers is called

Accepted Answer

A) kin selection. 
B) audience inhibition. 
C) arousal inhibition. 
D) pluralistic reluctance. 
A) kin selection. 
B) audience inhibition. 
C) arousal inhibition. 
D) pluralistic reluctance.

Question 17

Newman notices that the passenger seated across from him on the subway has his eyes closed and hasn't moved in______________a while.But he looks around and sees that no one else,including those passengers who were on the train when he boarded,seems too concerned about this man.He decides that this probably means there isn't an emergency and the man is not in need of help.This line of thinking epitomizes which concept?

Accepted Answer

A) stimulus overload 
B) pluralistic ignorance 
C) audience inhibition 
D) diffusion of responsibility 
A) stimulus overload 
B) pluralistic ignorance 
C) audience inhibition 
D) diffusion of responsibility

Question 18

Peggy feels sorry for smokers who have lung cancer because she believes they were duped by tobacco companies to develop a deadly addiction and are therefore not responsible for their disease.When asked to donate money to support lung cancer research,Peggy gives generously.Peggy's prosodies behavior can best be explained by

Accepted Answer

A) the negative state relief model. 
B) attributions of responsibility. 
C) the arousal: cost-reward model. 
D) a norm of equity. 
A) the negative state relief model. 
B) attributions of responsibility. 
C) the arousal: cost-reward model. 
D) a norm of equity.

Question 19

Whether or not someone seems responsible for her own predicament is more influential on helping behavior

Accepted Answer

A) in individualistic cultures. 
B) when the target in need of help is male. 
C) when the person in need of help is a family member. 
D) in collectivist cultures. 
A) in individualistic cultures. 
B) when the target in need of help is male. 
C) when the person in need of help is a family member. 
D) in collectivist cultures.

Question 20

Discuss how identity fusion is related to the likelihood that one will provide help to others.

Accepted Answer

How strongly connected people feel with

Helping in the face ofcosts is best described as.

Muriel,who is generally a happy person,becomes quite sad to find out that she failed her psychology exam,but recognizes that her failure to study probably played a role.When her roommate asks Muriel for a ride to the airport, Muriel will probably

Jacinta volunteers at a local clinical where patients with AIDS come to get treatment and social assistance.She spends 10 to 15 hours a week at the clinic because it helps her escape the pressures and stress in her life.Which motivation category is behind Jacinta's volunteerism?

According to Lateen and Darley's (1970)five-step model of helping,analysis of costs and rewards occurs just prior______________to

Giles volunteers his time to his local community center because he thinks it will look good on his college applications. Giles's behavior would best be described as likely

Research on the effects of helping in cross-race versus same-race situations shows that

For doctors and nurses,too much empathy can be

Behaviors that are motivated by selfish concerns are best described as______________.

The norm of equity prescribes that when people are in a situation in which they feel__________,they should help those who are .

Which social norm suggests that people who are fairly well-off in life should use their position to help those who are______________in need?

One way for the social connection of a community to increase is to

Research by Omoto and Snyder (1995)found that volunteers who decided to help AIDS victims hadservice if their initial motives were.

Explain how empathy affects helping.

Which statement about reciprocal altruism is most accurate?

Reluctance to help for fear of making a bad impression on observers is called

Whether or not someone seems responsible for her own predicament is more influential on helping behavior

Discuss how identity fusion is related to the likelihood that one will provide help to others.

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

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Exam 10: Helping Others

Helping in the face of______________costs is best described as______________.

Muriel,who is generally a happy person,becomes quite sad to find out that she failed her psychology exam,but recognizes that her failure to study probably played a role.When her roommate asks Muriel for a ride to the airport, Muriel will probably

Jacinta volunteers at a local clinical where patients with AIDS come to get treatment and social assistance.She spends 10 to 15 hours a week at the clinic because it helps her escape the pressures and stress in her life.Which motivation category is behind Jacinta's volunteerism?

According to Lateen and Darley's (1970)five-step model of helping,analysis of costs and rewards occurs just prior______________to

Giles volunteers his time to his local community center because he thinks it will look good on his college applications. Giles's behavior would best be described as likely

Research on the effects of helping in cross-race versus same-race situations shows that

For doctors and nurses,too much empathy can be

Behaviors that are motivated by selfish concerns are best described as______________.

The norm of equity prescribes that when people are in a situation in which they feel______________,they should help those who are ____.

Which social norm suggests that people who are fairly well-off in life should use their position to help those who are______________in need?

One way for the social connection of a community to increase is to

Research by Omoto and Snyder (1995)found that volunteers who decided to help AIDS victims had______________service if their initial motives were______________.

Explain how empathy affects helping.

Which statement about reciprocal altruism is most accurate?

Reluctance to help for fear of making a bad impression on observers is called

Whether or not someone seems responsible for her own predicament is more influential on helping behavior

Discuss how identity fusion is related to the likelihood that one will provide help to others.

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

Helping in the face ofcosts is best described as.

The norm of equity prescribes that when people are in a situation in which they feel__________,they should help those who are .

Research by Omoto and Snyder (1995)found that volunteers who decided to help AIDS victims hadservice if their initial motives were.