Question 1

When Jo witnesses a serious plane crash, she feels compassion, sympathy, and tenderness for the victims. Her feelings are indicative of

Accepted Answer

A)  anxious introspection. 
B)  perspective taking. 
C)  kin selection. 
D)  empathic concern. 
A)  anxious introspection. 
B)  perspective taking. 
C)  kin selection. 
D)  empathic concern.

Question 2

"Good Samaritan" laws

Accepted Answer

A)  encourage bystanders to intervene in emergencies. 
B)  only apply to those with professional training. 
C)  are fairly rare in the United States. 
D)  require people to intervene in the case of an emergency, even if doing so is dangerous for the helper. 
A)  encourage bystanders to intervene in emergencies. 
B)  only apply to those with professional training. 
C)  are fairly rare in the United States. 
D)  require people to intervene in the case of an emergency, even if doing so is dangerous for the helper.

Question 3

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 4

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 of the following concepts?

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 5

The collectivist cultures in which individualistic values, such as endorsing personal choice and tolerance for diversity, have directly shown recent gains in rates of _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  volunteering 
B)  donations 
C)  charity 
D)  social influence 
A)  volunteering 
B)  donations 
C)  charity 
D)  social influence

Question 6

The bystander effect can be reduced if

Accepted Answer

A)  a bystander's training is relevant to the emergency at hand. 
B)  there are many bystanders. 
C)  the bystanders do not know each other. 
D)  the bystanders do not know the victim. 
A)  a bystander's training is relevant to the emergency at hand. 
B)  there are many bystanders. 
C)  the bystanders do not know each other. 
D)  the bystanders do not know the victim.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

According to Latané 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 9

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

Accepted Answer

Both good and bad moods can lead to incr

Question 10

Levine and others (2005) conducted an experiment in which a "jogger," a confederate, was wearing a t-shirt that was either the same as the participant's favorite soccer team, the t-shirt of a rival team, or a neutral t-shirt. The "jogger" fell in front of the participant, appearing to sustain an injury. Participants were

Accepted Answer

A)  less likely to help if the jogger was wearing a rival team shirt. 
B)  more likely to help if the jogger was wearing their own favorite team's shirt. 
C)  both less likely to help a jogger wearing a rival shirt and more likely to help a jogger wearing their own team's shirt. 
D)  equally likely to help in the "favorite" and "neutral" conditions, but more likely to help in the "rival" condition. 
A)  less likely to help if the jogger was wearing a rival team shirt. 
B)  more likely to help if the jogger was wearing their own favorite team's shirt. 
C)  both less likely to help a jogger wearing a rival shirt and more likely to help a jogger wearing their own team's shirt. 
D)  equally likely to help in the "favorite" and "neutral" conditions, but more likely to help in the "rival" condition.

Question 11

Which of the following countries did not fall in the top 16 on a measure called the "World Giving Index" between the years 2013 and 2017?

Accepted Answer

A)  Singapore 
B)  Malta 
C)  Malaysia 
D)  Sri Lanka 
A)  Singapore 
B)  Malta 
C)  Malaysia 
D)  Sri Lanka

Question 12

Explain how empathy affects helping.

Accepted Answer

The empathy-altruism hypothesis proposes

Question 13

A series of studies revealed that participants were less likely to help someone if they thought

Accepted Answer

A)  the person was heavy. 
B)  the person was nice and bold. 
C)  the person was attractive. 
D)  the person was social and happy. 
A)  the person was heavy. 
B)  the person was nice and bold. 
C)  the person was attractive. 
D)  the person was social and happy.

Question 14

The primary distinction between altruistic and egoistic helping concerns the

Accepted Answer

A)  motivations of the helper. 
B)  ratio of rewards to costs. 
C)  number of bystanders present. 
D)  mood of the helper. 
A)  motivations of the helper. 
B)  ratio of rewards to costs. 
C)  number of bystanders present. 
D)  mood of the helper.

Question 15

Which of the following reasons does not stand out as an inspiration to exemplify helping?

Accepted Answer

A)  When helping behavior makes us more superior and well known in the society 
B)  When we are rewarded for helpful behavior 
C)  When model behavior makes us aware of the standards of conduct in the society 
D)  When we provide an example of helping behavior to imitate directly 
A)  When helping behavior makes us more superior and well known in the society 
B)  When we are rewarded for helpful behavior 
C)  When model behavior makes us aware of the standards of conduct in the society 
D)  When we provide an example of helping behavior to imitate directly

When Jo witnesses a serious plane crash, she feels compassion, sympathy, and tenderness for the victims. Her feelings are indicative of

"Good Samaritan" laws

The collectivist cultures in which individualistic values, such as endorsing personal choice and tolerance for diversity, have directly shown recent gains in rates of _________.

The bystander effect can be reduced if

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

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

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

Which of the following countries did not fall in the top 16 on a measure called the "World Giving Index" between the years 2013 and 2017?

Explain how empathy affects helping.

A series of studies revealed that participants were less likely to help someone if they thought

The primary distinction between altruistic and egoistic helping concerns the

Which of the following reasons does not stand out as an inspiration to exemplify helping?

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Exam 10: Helping Others

When Jo witnesses a serious plane crash, she feels compassion, sympathy, and tenderness for the victims. Her feelings are indicative of

"Good Samaritan" laws

The collectivist cultures in which individualistic values, such as endorsing personal choice and tolerance for diversity, have directly shown recent gains in rates of _________.

The bystander effect can be reduced if

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

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

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

Which of the following countries did not fall in the top 16 on a measure called the "World Giving Index" between the years 2013 and 2017?

Explain how empathy affects helping.

A series of studies revealed that participants were less likely to help someone if they thought

The primary distinction between altruistic and egoistic helping concerns the

Which of the following reasons does not stand out as an inspiration to exemplify helping?

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