Question 1

Support that comes from just thinking about close friends and family but that does not involve seeking or receiving their help in coping with stressful events is called

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit social support. 
B)  heroic altruism. 
C)  identity fusion. 
D)  communal relationship. 
A)  implicit social support. 
B)  heroic altruism. 
C)  identity fusion. 
D)  communal relationship.

Question 2

Men are more likely than women to help others in situations involving

Accepted Answer

A)  physical danger and an audience. 
B)  anonymous circumstances. 
C)  another man. 
D)  emotional support. 
A)  physical danger and an audience. 
B)  anonymous circumstances. 
C)  another man. 
D)  emotional support.

Question 3

When people think they will be scorned by others for failing to help, audience inhibition

Accepted Answer

A)  increases. 
B)  decreases. 
C)  remains the same as it would in any situation. 
D)  escalates. 
A)  increases. 
B)  decreases. 
C)  remains the same as it would in any situation. 
D)  escalates.

Question 4

The ability to understand or vicariously experience another's perspective and to feel sympathy and compassion for that person is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Synergy 
B)  prosocial behavior 
C)  Empathy 
D)  Altruism 
A)  Synergy 
B)  prosocial behavior 
C)  Empathy 
D)  Altruism

Question 5

What would be the right and most effective approach for a person to secure help in an emergency situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Make a very loud general plea for help. 
B)  Ask a specific individual for help. 
C)  Request help from those who are more psychologically distant from the situation. 
D)  Appear to have the situation entirely under control. 
A)  Make a very loud general plea for help. 
B)  Ask a specific individual for help. 
C)  Request help from those who are more psychologically distant from the situation. 
D)  Appear to have the situation entirely under control.

Question 6

Which of the following factors will lead to greater helping in an emergency situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  A large group of bystanders witnesses the emergency. 
B)  The emergency occurs in a busy environment. 
C)  The emergency involves two victims who are clearly related. 
D)  The situation is clearly an emergency that is difficult to ignore. 
A)  A large group of bystanders witnesses the emergency. 
B)  The emergency occurs in a busy environment. 
C)  The emergency involves two victims who are clearly related. 
D)  The situation is clearly an emergency that is difficult to ignore.

Question 7

One reason that perceived similarity may increase helping is that it

Accepted Answer

A)  causes people to think about their values. 
B)  enables people to see the power of the situation. 
C)  breaks down dispositional inferences. 
D)  provides a meaningful connection between the helper and the person being helped. 
A)  causes people to think about their values. 
B)  enables people to see the power of the situation. 
C)  breaks down dispositional inferences. 
D)  provides a meaningful connection between the helper and the person being helped.

Question 8

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 to 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 to help persons of all races equally.

Question 9

Fiona needs to get people to fill out her survey. The likelihood that people will help Fiona will increase if she approaches all types of people except those who

Accepted Answer

A)  live in the country rather than the city. 
B)  seem to be in a good mood. 
C)  just passed by a bakery. 
D)  are in a hurry. 
A)  live in the country rather than the city. 
B)  seem to be in a good mood. 
C)  just passed by a bakery. 
D)  are in a hurry.

Question 10

If a person can be blamed for his or her predicament, he or she is less likely to receive help. This scenario is related to ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  social influence 
B)  reciprocal altruism 
C)  attributions of responsibility 
D)  reluctant altruism 
A)  social influence 
B)  reciprocal altruism 
C)  attributions of responsibility 
D)  reluctant altruism

Question 11

Research suggests that negative moods tend to enhance helping

Accepted Answer

A)  almost never. 
B)  when responsibility for the negative mood is placed elsewhere. 
C)  when helping values are not relevant. 
D)  when helping is thought to repair mood. 
A)  almost never. 
B)  when responsibility for the negative mood is placed elsewhere. 
C)  when helping values are not relevant. 
D)  when helping is thought to repair mood.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 13

Women are more likely than men to help others in situations involving

Accepted Answer

A)  physical danger and an audience. 
B)  anonymous circumstances. 
C)  another man. 
D)  emotional support. 
A)  physical danger and an audience. 
B)  anonymous circumstances. 
C)  another man. 
D)  emotional support.

Question 14

Hye-su is thinking about how proud her parents are that she is in college, and how much they believe in her. This makes her feel more capable about her ability to succeed in college. Hye-su is benefiting from

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit social support. 
B)  explicit social support. 
C)  internal motivation. 
D)  external motivation. 
A)  implicit social support. 
B)  explicit social support. 
C)  internal motivation. 
D)  external motivation.

Question 15

Liam forgets his mom's birthday. The next day he helps her with cleaning and takes her out for dinner. Liam helps his mom because

Accepted Answer

A)  his mom has asked for help. 
B)  they always help each other in doing dishes. 
C)  his mother was caring for his grandmother. 
D)  he feels guilty for forgetting her birthday. 
A)  his mom has asked for help. 
B)  they always help each other in doing dishes. 
C)  his mother was caring for his grandmother. 
D)  he feels guilty for forgetting her birthday.

Question 16

Eleanor is asked to help the people who live on the other side of the city restore their block after it was burned down in a fire. It is most probable that she will help if ____ the people on the other side of the city.

Accepted Answer

A)  her personality is similar to that of 
B)  her values are similar to those of 
C)  she has the same social status as 
D)  she feels a meaningful connection with 
A)  her personality is similar to that of 
B)  her values are similar to those of 
C)  she has the same social status as 
D)  she feels a meaningful connection with

Question 17

Many different factors contribute to the bystander effect. Which of the following factors does not contribute directly to the bystander effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Audience inhibition 
B)  Time pressure 
C)  Pluralistic ignorance 
D)  Diffusion of responsibility 
A)  Audience inhibition 
B)  Time pressure 
C)  Pluralistic ignorance 
D)  Diffusion of responsibility

Question 18

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 19

Which of the following statements regarding gender and helping behavior is false ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men, unlike women, often feel that their self-esteem is threatened by needing to ask for help from someone else. 
B)  Men are more likely than women to offer help in a situation involving potential physical danger. 
C)  Men, unlike women, are more likely to offer help in situations where they can do so anonymously. 
D)  Men are less likely than women to receive help in an emergency situation. 
A)  Men, unlike women, often feel that their self-esteem is threatened by needing to ask for help from someone else. 
B)  Men are more likely than women to offer help in a situation involving potential physical danger. 
C)  Men, unlike women, are more likely to offer help in situations where they can do so anonymously. 
D)  Men are less likely than women to receive help in an emergency situation.

Question 20

In one of the most infamous cases of the bystander effect, ____ neighbors watched as Kitty Genovese was repeatedly attacked and sexually assaulted (and eventually killed). None of those observers called police until 45 minutes had passed.

Accepted Answer

A)  12 
B)  25 
C)  38 
D)  51 
A)  12 
B)  25 
C)  38 
D)  51

Support that comes from just thinking about close friends and family but that does not involve seeking or receiving their help in coping with stressful events is called

Men are more likely than women to help others in situations involving

When people think they will be scorned by others for failing to help, audience inhibition

The ability to understand or vicariously experience another's perspective and to feel sympathy and compassion for that person is called ____.

What would be the right and most effective approach for a person to secure help in an emergency situation?

Which of the following factors will lead to greater helping in an emergency situation?

One reason that perceived similarity may increase helping is that it

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

Fiona needs to get people to fill out her survey. The likelihood that people will help Fiona will increase if she approaches all types of people except those who

If a person can be blamed for his or her predicament, he or she is less likely to receive help. This scenario is related to ___.

Research suggests that negative moods tend to enhance helping

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

Women are more likely than men to help others in situations involving

Hye-su is thinking about how proud her parents are that she is in college, and how much they believe in her. This makes her feel more capable about her ability to succeed in college. Hye-su is benefiting from

Liam forgets his mom's birthday. The next day he helps her with cleaning and takes her out for dinner. Liam helps his mom because

Eleanor is asked to help the people who live on the other side of the city restore their block after it was burned down in a fire. It is most probable that she will help if ____ the people on the other side of the city.

Many different factors contribute to the bystander effect. Which of the following factors does not contribute directly to the bystander effect?

Behaviors that are motivated by selfish concerns are best described as _____.

Which of the following statements regarding gender and helping behavior is false ?

In one of the most infamous cases of the bystander effect, ____ neighbors watched as Kitty Genovese was repeatedly attacked and sexually assaulted (and eventually killed). None of those observers called police until 45 minutes had passed.

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Exam 10: Helping Others

Support that comes from just thinking about close friends and family but that does not involve seeking or receiving their help in coping with stressful events is called

Men are more likely than women to help others in situations involving

When people think they will be scorned by others for failing to help, audience inhibition

The ability to understand or vicariously experience another's perspective and to feel sympathy and compassion for that person is called ____.

What would be the right and most effective approach for a person to secure help in an emergency situation?

Which of the following factors will lead to greater helping in an emergency situation?

One reason that perceived similarity may increase helping is that it

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

Fiona needs to get people to fill out her survey. The likelihood that people will help Fiona will increase if she approaches all types of people except those who

If a person can be blamed for his or her predicament, he or she is less likely to receive help. This scenario is related to ___.

Research suggests that negative moods tend to enhance helping

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

Women are more likely than men to help others in situations involving

Hye-su is thinking about how proud her parents are that she is in college, and how much they believe in her. This makes her feel more capable about her ability to succeed in college. Hye-su is benefiting from

Liam forgets his mom's birthday. The next day he helps her with cleaning and takes her out for dinner. Liam helps his mom because

Eleanor is asked to help the people who live on the other side of the city restore their block after it was burned down in a fire. It is most probable that she will help if ____ the people on the other side of the city.

Many different factors contribute to the bystander effect. Which of the following factors does not contribute directly to the bystander effect?

Behaviors that are motivated by selfish concerns are best described as _____.

Which of the following statements regarding gender and helping behavior is false ?

In one of the most infamous cases of the bystander effect, ____ neighbors watched as Kitty Genovese was repeatedly attacked and sexually assaulted (and eventually killed). None of those observers called police until 45 minutes had passed.

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