Question 1

The belief that others will or should take the responsibility for providing assistance to a person in need is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the bystander effect. 
B)  diffusion of responsibility. 
C)  pluralistic ignorance. 
D)  audience inhibition. 
A)  the bystander effect. 
B)  diffusion of responsibility. 
C)  pluralistic ignorance. 
D)  audience inhibition.

Question 2

Charlene volunteers one afternoon each week at the local soup kitchen because she is genuinely concerned about the welfare of the less fortunate citizens in her community. Charlene's behavior would best be characterized as

Accepted Answer

A)  egoistic. 
B)  altruistic. 
C)  affective. 
D)  evolutionary. 
A)  egoistic. 
B)  altruistic. 
C)  affective. 
D)  evolutionary.

Question 3

Research suggests that if you are soliciting the help of strangers at the mall, you are most likely to be successful if you

Accepted Answer

A)  stand in front of a bakery. 
B)  approach older adults as opposed to younger people. 
C)  position yourself by the exit of a movie theater that is showing a sad film. 
D)  appear to be angry. 
A)  stand in front of a bakery. 
B)  approach older adults as opposed to younger people. 
C)  position yourself by the exit of a movie theater that is showing a sad film. 
D)  appear to be angry.

Question 4

Meryl spends most of her vacation time volunteering in Somalia as she feels strongly about the plight of children there. Meryl's thoughts regarding her actions are consistent with

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal altruism. 
B)  empathy-altruism hypothesis. 
C)  self-interested goals. 
D)  social influence. 
A)  reciprocal altruism. 
B)  empathy-altruism hypothesis. 
C)  self-interested goals. 
D)  social influence.

Question 5

Which of the following observations best illustrates the act of reciprocity that can influence helping behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  If someone has the opportunity to help you but chooses not to, you are less likely to offer them assistance when they need it in the future. 
B)  Individuals are more likely to offer assistance to others who are perceived to be "deserving" of help. 
C)  When people are in a situation in which they feel that they have received more benefits than they really have earned, they are eager to help those who are underbenefited. 
D)  Instead of helping others out of concern for their well-being, sometimes we offer assistance simply to avoid looking bad. 
A)  If someone has the opportunity to help you but chooses not to, you are less likely to offer them assistance when they need it in the future. 
B)  Individuals are more likely to offer assistance to others who are perceived to be "deserving" of help. 
C)  When people are in a situation in which they feel that they have received more benefits than they really have earned, they are eager to help those who are underbenefited. 
D)  Instead of helping others out of concern for their well-being, sometimes we offer assistance simply to avoid looking bad.

Question 6

We help our family and our friends more than strangers. We tend to be more helpful when we are empathic toward the plight of others. Diffusion of responsibility is reduced if we anticipate making the acquaintance of someone who needs help. All of these examples illustrate

Accepted Answer

A)  the influence of social support on behavior. 
B)  the underlying human need for social connections. 
C)  the predisposition for people to help others. 
D)  the conflict between altruistic and egocentric motives. 
A)  the influence of social support on behavior. 
B)  the underlying human need for social connections. 
C)  the predisposition for people to help others. 
D)  the conflict between altruistic and egocentric motives.

Question 7

Some cross-racial helping is not truly altruistic because it can be a sign of

Accepted Answer

A)  kin selection. 
B)  trying to alleviate your negative mood. 
C)  social responsibility. 
D)  feelings of superiority over the person being helped. 
A)  kin selection. 
B)  trying to alleviate your negative mood. 
C)  social responsibility. 
D)  feelings of superiority over the person being helped.

Question 8

Farrelly and others (2007) concluded that these types of people are more likely to be offered help and cooperation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Heavy people 
B)  Attractive people 
C)  Needy people 
D)  People who ask for help 
A)  Heavy people 
B)  Attractive people 
C)  Needy people 
D)  People who ask for help

Question 9

Is there such a thing as an altruistic personality? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

There are certainly reliable individual

Question 10

In their famous Good Samaritan study, Darley and Batson (1973) found that

Accepted Answer

A)  students studying to become ministers were more likely to offer assistance to a stranger than college students. 
B)  seminary students on their way to give a sermon involving the Good Samaritan parable were more likely to offer assistance to a stranger than students preparing sermons on other topics. 
C)  the more religious seminary students were, the more likely they were to stop to offer assistance to a stranger as they walked across campus. 
D)  the topic of the seminarians' talks had little impact on the likelihood that they would help. 
A)  students studying to become ministers were more likely to offer assistance to a stranger than college students. 
B)  seminary students on their way to give a sermon involving the Good Samaritan parable were more likely to offer assistance to a stranger than students preparing sermons on other topics. 
C)  the more religious seminary students were, the more likely they were to stop to offer assistance to a stranger as they walked across campus. 
D)  the topic of the seminarians' talks had little impact on the likelihood that they would help.

Question 11

Research on people's willingness to help individuals with AIDS indicates that we tend to be more likely to offer assistance

Accepted Answer

A)  to people we believe are deserving of help. 
B)  to people who are gravely ill and will die soon. 
C)  when we are in a good mood. 
D)  when we are in a bad mood. 
A)  to people we believe are deserving of help. 
B)  to people who are gravely ill and will die soon. 
C)  when we are in a good mood. 
D)  when we are in a bad mood.

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

The proposition that people help others in order to counteract their own feelings of sadness is called the ____ model.

Accepted Answer

A)  cost-reward 
B)  negative state relief 
C)  empathy-altruism 
D)  diffusion-of-responsibility 
A)  cost-reward 
B)  negative state relief 
C)  empathy-altruism 
D)  diffusion-of-responsibility

Question 14

Using virtual technology, Marco Zanon and his colleagues found that people showing heightened activation in neural regions are associated with perspective taking. Moreover, these were the individuals who were most likely to risk their virtual lives to help the trapped other person. Zanon points to a(n) _______ personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  altruistic 
B)  reciprocal altruistic 
C)  reluctant altruistic 
D)  enduring 
A)  altruistic 
B)  reciprocal altruistic 
C)  reluctant altruistic 
D)  enduring

Question 15

Steven feels that drug addicts often deserve their plight. He still donates clothes to a rehabilitation center with the thought that someday someone will also help him out. Steven's thoughts regarding his actions are most consistent with

Accepted Answer

A)  empathy. 
B)  reluctant altruism. 
C)  altruistic personality. 
D)  reciprocal altruism. 
A)  empathy. 
B)  reluctant altruism. 
C)  altruistic personality. 
D)  reciprocal altruism.

Question 16

Research by Gentile and others (2009) on media effects and helping behavior found that

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Which of the following hormones has been implicated by neuroscientists in empathy and prosocial behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oxytocin 
B)  Cortical 
C)  Estrogen 
D)  Testosterone 
A)  Oxytocin 
B)  Cortical 
C)  Estrogen 
D)  Testosterone

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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 19

Sharon, who lives in Cunningham, went to a restaurant with her family on a bright sunny afternoon for lunch and left a generous tip to the waiter who served them before leaving. Sharon's generous attitude is most likely due to

Accepted Answer

A)  being in a good mood. 
B)  reciprocity norms. 
C)  pluralistic ignorance. 
D)  negative state relief. 
A)  being in a good mood. 
B)  reciprocity norms. 
C)  pluralistic ignorance. 
D)  negative state relief.

Question 20

Nina is a cheerful and positive person. Recently she became sad and quiet due to the passing away of her dog. When her friend asks Nina to help her take her cat to the veterinarian, Nina probably will

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.

The belief that others will or should take the responsibility for providing assistance to a person in need is called

Charlene volunteers one afternoon each week at the local soup kitchen because she is genuinely concerned about the welfare of the less fortunate citizens in her community. Charlene's behavior would best be characterized as

Research suggests that if you are soliciting the help of strangers at the mall, you are most likely to be successful if you

Meryl spends most of her vacation time volunteering in Somalia as she feels strongly about the plight of children there. Meryl's thoughts regarding her actions are consistent with

Which of the following observations best illustrates the act of reciprocity that can influence helping behavior?

We help our family and our friends more than strangers. We tend to be more helpful when we are empathic toward the plight of others. Diffusion of responsibility is reduced if we anticipate making the acquaintance of someone who needs help. All of these examples illustrate

Some cross-racial helping is not truly altruistic because it can be a sign of

Farrelly and others (2007) concluded that these types of people are more likely to be offered help and cooperation.

Is there such a thing as an altruistic personality? Why or why not?

In their famous Good Samaritan study, Darley and Batson (1973) found that

Research on people's willingness to help individuals with AIDS indicates that we tend to be more likely to offer assistance

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

The proposition that people help others in order to counteract their own feelings of sadness is called the ____ model.

Steven feels that drug addicts often deserve their plight. He still donates clothes to a rehabilitation center with the thought that someday someone will also help him out. Steven's thoughts regarding his actions are most consistent with

Research by Gentile and others (2009) on media effects and helping behavior found that

Which of the following hormones has been implicated by neuroscientists in empathy and prosocial behaviors?

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

Sharon, who lives in Cunningham, went to a restaurant with her family on a bright sunny afternoon for lunch and left a generous tip to the waiter who served them before leaving. Sharon's generous attitude is most likely due to

Nina is a cheerful and positive person. Recently she became sad and quiet due to the passing away of her dog. When her friend asks Nina to help her take her cat to the veterinarian, Nina probably will

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Exam 10: Helping Others

The belief that others will or should take the responsibility for providing assistance to a person in need is called

Charlene volunteers one afternoon each week at the local soup kitchen because she is genuinely concerned about the welfare of the less fortunate citizens in her community. Charlene's behavior would best be characterized as

Research suggests that if you are soliciting the help of strangers at the mall, you are most likely to be successful if you

Meryl spends most of her vacation time volunteering in Somalia as she feels strongly about the plight of children there. Meryl's thoughts regarding her actions are consistent with

Which of the following observations best illustrates the act of reciprocity that can influence helping behavior?

We help our family and our friends more than strangers. We tend to be more helpful when we are empathic toward the plight of others. Diffusion of responsibility is reduced if we anticipate making the acquaintance of someone who needs help. All of these examples illustrate

Some cross-racial helping is not truly altruistic because it can be a sign of

Farrelly and others (2007) concluded that these types of people are more likely to be offered help and cooperation.

Is there such a thing as an altruistic personality? Why or why not?

In their famous Good Samaritan study, Darley and Batson (1973) found that

Research on people's willingness to help individuals with AIDS indicates that we tend to be more likely to offer assistance

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

The proposition that people help others in order to counteract their own feelings of sadness is called the ____ model.

Steven feels that drug addicts often deserve their plight. He still donates clothes to a rehabilitation center with the thought that someday someone will also help him out. Steven's thoughts regarding his actions are most consistent with

Research by Gentile and others (2009) on media effects and helping behavior found that

Which of the following hormones has been implicated by neuroscientists in empathy and prosocial behaviors?

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

Sharon, who lives in Cunningham, went to a restaurant with her family on a bright sunny afternoon for lunch and left a generous tip to the waiter who served them before leaving. Sharon's generous attitude is most likely due to

Nina is a cheerful and positive person. Recently she became sad and quiet due to the passing away of her dog. When her friend asks Nina to help her take her cat to the veterinarian, Nina probably will

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