Question 1

Research on attractiveness and helping indicates that

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A)  we are more likely to help attractive people than unattractive people. 
B)  attractive people are more helpful than unattractive people. 
C)  we are more likely to help attractive people, and attractive people are more helpful 
D)  None of these 
A)  we are more likely to help attractive people than unattractive people. 
B)  attractive people are more helpful than unattractive people. 
C)  we are more likely to help attractive people, and attractive people are more helpful 
D)  None of these

Question 2

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

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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 3

Male motorists in France were more likely to offer a ride to a female hitchhiker who

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A)  had a small bust. 
B)  had an enhanced bust size or was smiling. 
C)  had an enhanced bust size or who was not smiling. 
D)  was not smiling. 
A)  had a small bust. 
B)  had an enhanced bust size or was smiling. 
C)  had an enhanced bust size or who was not smiling. 
D)  was not smiling.

Question 4

The belief that one's own thoughts and feelings differ from those of others, even though everyone is behaving in the same way, is called

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A)  stimulus overload. 
B)  pluralistic ignorance. 
C)  courageous resistance. 
D)  diffusion of responsibility. 
A)  stimulus overload. 
B)  pluralistic ignorance. 
C)  courageous resistance. 
D)  diffusion of responsibility.

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

Many different factors contribute to the bystander effect.Which of the following is not one of them?

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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 7

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

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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 8

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

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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 9

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

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

Question 10

The bystander effect does not occur when

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

Question 11

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

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Both good and bad moods can lead to incr

Question 12

Latané and Darley's (1968)"smoke-filled room" study demonstrated the concept of

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A)  diffusion of responsibility. 
B)  pluralistic ignorance. 
C)  audience inhibition. 
D)  negative state relief. 
A)  diffusion of responsibility. 
B)  pluralistic ignorance. 
C)  audience inhibition. 
D)  negative state relief.

Question 13

"Good Samaritan" laws

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A)  encourage bystanders to intervene in emergencies. 
B)  increase the cost of failing to help. 
C)  are fairly rare in the United States. 
D)  All of these 
A)  encourage bystanders to intervene in emergencies. 
B)  increase the cost of failing to help. 
C)  are fairly rare in the United States. 
D)  All of these

Question 14

Which of the following situational changes would not have made it more likely that someone would've acted to help Kitty Genovese during her attack?

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A)  If some of her neighbors had been police officers 
B)  If there had been 76 witnesses instead of 38 
C)  If some of her neighbors had experienced audience inhibition 
D)  If some of the witnesses had just heard a lecture on the situational influences on helping behavior 
A)  If some of her neighbors had been police officers 
B)  If there had been 76 witnesses instead of 38 
C)  If some of her neighbors had experienced audience inhibition 
D)  If some of the witnesses had just heard a lecture on the situational influences on helping behavior

Question 15

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 prosocial 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 16

A general rule of conduct reflecting standards of social approval and disapproval is a(n)

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A)  social norm. 
B)  reciprocity norm. 
C)  equity norm. 
D)  justice norm. 
A)  social norm. 
B)  reciprocity norm. 
C)  equity norm. 
D)  justice norm.

Question 17

Which of the following would be the most effective way for a person to secure help in an emergency situation?

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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 18

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

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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 19

Evolutionary perspectives on helping behavior suggest that individuals

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A)  sometimes offer assistance to others even when doing so puts their own survival at great risk. 
B)  are more likely to offer help to attractive others who seem to be good potential mates. 
C)  are more likely to offer help to distant versus close relatives. 
D)  who only look out for themselves tend to be most successful from a reproductive standpoint. 
A)  sometimes offer assistance to others even when doing so puts their own survival at great risk. 
B)  are more likely to offer help to attractive others who seem to be good potential mates. 
C)  are more likely to offer help to distant versus close relatives. 
D)  who only look out for themselves tend to be most successful from a reproductive standpoint.

Question 20

According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis, altruistic behavior is primarily the result of

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A)  taking another's perspective. 
B)  rewards and costs. 
C)  personal distress. 
D)  evolution. 
A)  taking another's perspective. 
B)  rewards and costs. 
C)  personal distress. 
D)  evolution.

Research on attractiveness and helping indicates that

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

Male motorists in France were more likely to offer a ride to a female hitchhiker who

The belief that one's own thoughts and feelings differ from those of others, even though everyone is behaving in the same way, is called

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

Many different factors contribute to the bystander effect.Which of the following is not one of them?

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

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

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

The bystander effect does not occur when

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

Latané and Darley's (1968)"smoke-filled room" study demonstrated the concept of

"Good Samaritan" laws

Which of the following situational changes would not have made it more likely that someone would've acted to help Kitty Genovese during her attack?

A general rule of conduct reflecting standards of social approval and disapproval is a(n)

Which of the following would be the most effective way for a person to secure help in an emergency situation?

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

Evolutionary perspectives on helping behavior suggest that individuals

According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis, altruistic behavior is primarily the result of

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 and Well being

Filters

Exam 10: Helping Others

Research on attractiveness and helping indicates that

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

Male motorists in France were more likely to offer a ride to a female hitchhiker who

The belief that one's own thoughts and feelings differ from those of others, even though everyone is behaving in the same way, is called

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

Many different factors contribute to the bystander effect.Which of the following is not one of them?

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

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

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

The bystander effect does not occur when

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

Latané and Darley's (1968)"smoke-filled room" study demonstrated the concept of

"Good Samaritan" laws

Which of the following situational changes would not have made it more likely that someone would've acted to help Kitty Genovese during her attack?

A general rule of conduct reflecting standards of social approval and disapproval is a(n)

Which of the following would be the most effective way for a person to secure help in an emergency situation?

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

Evolutionary perspectives on helping behavior suggest that individuals

According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis, altruistic behavior is primarily the result of

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 and Well being

Filters