Question 1

Which of the following combinations of traits has been shown to be essential to helping?

Accepted Answer

A)  Extroversion and conscientiousness 
B)  Empathy and advanced moral reasoning 
C)  Empathy and introversion 
D)  Independence and conscientiousness 
A)  Extroversion and conscientiousness 
B)  Empathy and advanced moral reasoning 
C)  Empathy and introversion 
D)  Independence and conscientiousness

Question 2

The evolutionary principle of kin selection dictates that we are more likely to help someone who is

Accepted Answer

A)  a potential mate. 
B)  likely to return the favor. 
C)  physically attractive. 
D)  genetically related to us. 
A)  a potential mate. 
B)  likely to return the favor. 
C)  physically attractive. 
D)  genetically related to us.

Question 3

As compared to feelings of personal distress, empathic concern

Accepted Answer

A)  is more likely in emergency situations. 
B)  does not directly impact helping behavior. 
C)  is more cognitive in nature. 
D)  is other-oriented rather than self-oriented. 
A)  is more likely in emergency situations. 
B)  does not directly impact helping behavior. 
C)  is more cognitive in nature. 
D)  is other-oriented rather than self-oriented.

Question 4

The empathy-altruism hypothesis maintains that, regardless of how easy it is to escape from a situation, people will help someone else if their motives are

Accepted Answer

A)  altruistic. 
B)  simplistic. 
C)  idiographic. 
D)  egoistic. 
A)  altruistic. 
B)  simplistic. 
C)  idiographic. 
D)  egoistic.

Question 5

Suppose Barbara is feeling sad and she sees Mort struggling to move a piece of furniture. She would be most likely to help Mort if Barbara

Accepted Answer

A)  accepted personal responsibility for her bad mood. 
B)  and Mort were young children. 
C)  was self-focused on her own concerns. 
D)  blamed someone else for her bad mood. 
A)  accepted personal responsibility for her bad mood. 
B)  and Mort were young children. 
C)  was self-focused on her own concerns. 
D)  blamed someone else for her bad mood.

Question 6

Dewanto hears what sounds like gunshots coming from the school parking lot. None of his classmates appears concerned, so Dewanto assumes that they know the sound was only a car backfiring or someone playing with firecrackers. Dewanto's beliefs illustrate

Accepted Answer

A)  diffusion of responsibility. 
B)  empathic concern. 
C)  audience inhibition. 
D)  pluralistic ignorance. 
A)  diffusion of responsibility. 
B)  empathic concern. 
C)  audience inhibition. 
D)  pluralistic ignorance.

Question 7

The bystander effect refers to the tendency for

Accepted Answer

A)  the presence of others to inhibit helping. 
B)  the presence of others to promote helping. 
C)  bystander helping to be motivated more by egoistic concerns than altruistic ones. 
D)  bystander helping to be motivated more by altruistic concerns than egoistic ones. 
A)  the presence of others to inhibit helping. 
B)  the presence of others to promote helping. 
C)  bystander helping to be motivated more by egoistic concerns than altruistic ones. 
D)  bystander helping to be motivated more by altruistic concerns than egoistic ones.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about empathy is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has emotional and behavioral components but not a cognitive component. 
B)  It is uniquely human and begins to appear after adolescence. 
C)  It is independent of the ability to take another person's perspective. 
D)  It is much debated as to how it should be defined. 
A)  It has emotional and behavioral components but not a cognitive component. 
B)  It is uniquely human and begins to appear after adolescence. 
C)  It is independent of the ability to take another person's perspective. 
D)  It is much debated as to how it should be defined.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the negative state relief model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shoppers who are given a free gift are more likely to donate money to a solicitor as they leave the store. 
B)  Students who feel guilty about falling asleep in class are more likely to complete the assignments on time. 
C)  Professional athletes are more likely to sign autographs for fans following a win than following a loss. 
D)  People who win the lottery are more likely to give money to charity than those who have not won the lottery. 
A)  Shoppers who are given a free gift are more likely to donate money to a solicitor as they leave the store. 
B)  Students who feel guilty about falling asleep in class are more likely to complete the assignments on time. 
C)  Professional athletes are more likely to sign autographs for fans following a win than following a loss. 
D)  People who win the lottery are more likely to give money to charity than those who have not won the lottery.

Question 10

Kramer was on the subway during rush hour and failed to offer assistance to a woman who fell down and lost consciousness. One explanation for why he might not have noticed the emergency would be

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Angelina arrived at the site where her sister Mary and her friend were involved in an accident. Angelina ran to help her sister out of the car but waited for others to help Mary's friend. According to the study by Fitzgerald and others (2010), which of the following statements best explains Angelina's actions?

Accepted Answer

A)  In high-risk scenarios, we are motivated to help anyone. 
B)  In low-risk scenarios, we are willing to help friends and relatives. 
C)  In all scenarios, we are unlikely to help someone not genetically related to us. 
D)  In high-risk scenarios, we are more willing to help only our closest relatives. 
A)  In high-risk scenarios, we are motivated to help anyone. 
B)  In low-risk scenarios, we are willing to help friends and relatives. 
C)  In all scenarios, we are unlikely to help someone not genetically related to us. 
D)  In high-risk scenarios, we are more willing to help only our closest relatives.

Question 12

Research by Batson on the empathy-altruism hypothesis suggests that

Accepted Answer

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 13

Darley and Batson (1973) found that the helping behavior of seminary students was best predicted by

Accepted Answer

A)  how religious they were. 
B)  the type of speech they were about to give. 
C)  how much time they had. 
D)  the sex of the person being helped. 
A)  how religious they were. 
B)  the type of speech they were about to give. 
C)  how much time they had. 
D)  the sex of the person being helped.

Question 14

Identify two characteristics of a person in need that might affect the likelihood that the person is helped.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

People are probably most helpful when the weather is

Accepted Answer

A)  sunny. 
B)  snowy. 
C)  rainy. 
D)  cloudy. 
A)  sunny. 
B)  snowy. 
C)  rainy. 
D)  cloudy.

Question 16

Warneken and Tomasello (2006) studied the helping behavior of 18-month-old infants with an adult experimenter. They found that

Accepted Answer

A)  infants this young didn't demonstrate empathy or helping of any kind. 
B)  infants this young understood when the experimenter needed help and most of them attempted to help. 
C)  infants this young didn't seem to sense when the experimenter needed help. 
D)  infants this young understood when the experimenter needed help but did not know how to offer help. 
A)  infants this young didn't demonstrate empathy or helping of any kind. 
B)  infants this young understood when the experimenter needed help and most of them attempted to help. 
C)  infants this young didn't seem to sense when the experimenter needed help. 
D)  infants this young understood when the experimenter needed help but did not know how to offer help.

Question 17

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 18

Online file-sharing websites depend on the idea of

Accepted Answer

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 19

The bystander effect does not tend to occur when the bystanders are

Accepted Answer

A)  all friends. 
B)  all strangers. 
C)  only in one's mind. 
D)  on the Internet. 
A)  all friends. 
B)  all strangers. 
C)  only in one's mind. 
D)  on the Internet.

Question 20

Alain Cohn and others (2019) conducted a three-year study around the world to see how strangers would respond to being handed a "lost" wallet. What conclusion did the researchers come to, as to why the strangers returned the wallets that contained money?

Accepted Answer

A)  The strangers did not want to violate a norm against taking someone's money. 
B)  The strangers felt that nearby surveillance cameras had recorded them accepting the wallet. 
C)  The strangers wanted a reward for turning in the wallet. 
D)  The strangers were afraid of being accused of stealing the wallet. 
A)  The strangers did not want to violate a norm against taking someone's money. 
B)  The strangers felt that nearby surveillance cameras had recorded them accepting the wallet. 
C)  The strangers wanted a reward for turning in the wallet. 
D)  The strangers were afraid of being accused of stealing the wallet.

Which of the following combinations of traits has been shown to be essential to helping?

The evolutionary principle of kin selection dictates that we are more likely to help someone who is

As compared to feelings of personal distress, empathic concern

The empathy-altruism hypothesis maintains that, regardless of how easy it is to escape from a situation, people will help someone else if their motives are

Suppose Barbara is feeling sad and she sees Mort struggling to move a piece of furniture. She would be most likely to help Mort if Barbara

Dewanto hears what sounds like gunshots coming from the school parking lot. None of his classmates appears concerned, so Dewanto assumes that they know the sound was only a car backfiring or someone playing with firecrackers. Dewanto's beliefs illustrate

The bystander effect refers to the tendency for

Which of the following statements about empathy is most accurate?

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the negative state relief model?

Kramer was on the subway during rush hour and failed to offer assistance to a woman who fell down and lost consciousness. One explanation for why he might not have noticed the emergency would be

Research by Batson on the empathy-altruism hypothesis suggests that

Darley and Batson (1973) found that the helping behavior of seminary students was best predicted by

Identify two characteristics of a person in need that might affect the likelihood that the person is helped.

People are probably most helpful when the weather is

Warneken and Tomasello (2006) studied the helping behavior of 18-month-old infants with an adult experimenter. They found that

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

Online file-sharing websites depend on the idea of

The bystander effect does not tend to occur when the bystanders are

Alain Cohn and others (2019) conducted a three-year study around the world to see how strangers would respond to being handed a "lost" wallet. What conclusion did the researchers come to, as to why the strangers returned the wallets that contained money?

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Exam 10: Helping Others

Which of the following combinations of traits has been shown to be essential to helping?

The evolutionary principle of kin selection dictates that we are more likely to help someone who is

As compared to feelings of personal distress, empathic concern

The empathy-altruism hypothesis maintains that, regardless of how easy it is to escape from a situation, people will help someone else if their motives are

Suppose Barbara is feeling sad and she sees Mort struggling to move a piece of furniture. She would be most likely to help Mort if Barbara

Dewanto hears what sounds like gunshots coming from the school parking lot. None of his classmates appears concerned, so Dewanto assumes that they know the sound was only a car backfiring or someone playing with firecrackers. Dewanto's beliefs illustrate

The bystander effect refers to the tendency for

Which of the following statements about empathy is most accurate?

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the negative state relief model?

Kramer was on the subway during rush hour and failed to offer assistance to a woman who fell down and lost consciousness. One explanation for why he might not have noticed the emergency would be

Research by Batson on the empathy-altruism hypothesis suggests that

Darley and Batson (1973) found that the helping behavior of seminary students was best predicted by

Identify two characteristics of a person in need that might affect the likelihood that the person is helped.

People are probably most helpful when the weather is

Warneken and Tomasello (2006) studied the helping behavior of 18-month-old infants with an adult experimenter. They found that

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

Online file-sharing websites depend on the idea of

The bystander effect does not tend to occur when the bystanders are

Alain Cohn and others (2019) conducted a three-year study around the world to see how strangers would respond to being handed a "lost" wallet. What conclusion did the researchers come to, as to why the strangers returned the wallets that contained money?

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