Question 1

Helping _______ a bad mood and _______ a good mood.

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A) eliminates;increases 
B) softens;sustains 
C) does not change;amplifies 
D) increases;increases 
A) eliminates;increases 
B) softens;sustains 
C) does not change;amplifies 
D) increases;increases

Question 2

Why does personal treatment increase helping in bystanders?

Accepted Answer

A) it makes them more self-aware 
B) it makes them less egoistic 
C) it triggers the social responsibility norm 
D) it triggers the reciprocity norm 
A) it makes them more self-aware 
B) it makes them less egoistic 
C) it triggers the social responsibility norm 
D) it triggers the reciprocity norm

Question 3

What are the positive and negative effects of empathy-based altruism?

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Question 4

Latané and Darley (1968)had university students complete questionnaires in a small room,and then had smoke pour into the room from a wall vent.Students who were working _______ tended to notice the smoke in _______.

Accepted Answer

A) in groups;less than five seconds 
B) alone;less than five seconds. 
C) on a challenging task;about 20 seconds 
D) on a rote task;less than five seconds 
A) in groups;less than five seconds 
B) alone;less than five seconds. 
C) on a challenging task;about 20 seconds 
D) on a rote task;less than five seconds

Question 5

Miller and his colleagues (2001)reported that we are more empathic and helpful toward those who are _______ us.

Accepted Answer

A) close in proximity to 
B) similar to 
C) different from 
D) older than 
A) close in proximity to 
B) similar to 
C) different from 
D) older than

Question 6

According to the social-exchange theory,the rewards that motivate helping are

Accepted Answer

A) internal or external. 
B) internal. 
C) external. 
D) consciously recognized before the act of helping. 
A) internal or external. 
B) internal. 
C) external. 
D) consciously recognized before the act of helping.

Question 7

Omitting certain people from one's circle of moral concern is called

Accepted Answer

A) moral exclusion. 
B) moral inclusion. 
C) exclusive altruism. 
D) ingroup moralism. 
A) moral exclusion. 
B) moral inclusion. 
C) exclusive altruism. 
D) ingroup moralism.

Question 8

Research evidence indicates that prosocial models of helping

Accepted Answer

A) presented on television have virtually no effect on children. 
B) promote altruism in children but not in adults. 
C) promote altruism in the observers. 
D) decrease helping because observers seem to believe that aid is less necessary. 
A) presented on television have virtually no effect on children. 
B) promote altruism in children but not in adults. 
C) promote altruism in the observers. 
D) decrease helping because observers seem to believe that aid is less necessary.

Question 9

Which of the following is an effective way to increase helping behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) increase the ambiguity of the situation 
B) model prosocial behavior 
C) increase rewards for helping behavior 
D) model the bystander effect 
A) increase the ambiguity of the situation 
B) model prosocial behavior 
C) increase rewards for helping behavior 
D) model the bystander effect

Question 10

What does the research on the role of religious faith in helping conclude?

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Question 11

The motive to increase another's welfare without conscious regard for one's self-interests defines

Accepted Answer

A) the social responsibility norm. 
B) egoism. 
C) the social-exchange theory. 
D) altruism. 
A) the social responsibility norm. 
B) egoism. 
C) the social-exchange theory. 
D) altruism.

Question 12

Our eagerness to do well after doing something bad reflects our need to

Accepted Answer

A) reduce private guilt. 
B) reclaim a positive public image. 
C) both reduce private guilt and reclaim a positive public image. 
D) neither reduce private guilt nor reclaim a positive public image. 
A) reduce private guilt. 
B) reclaim a positive public image. 
C) both reduce private guilt and reclaim a positive public image. 
D) neither reduce private guilt nor reclaim a positive public image.

Question 13

Pedestrians who are more likely to help another pedestrian pick up a dropped envelope are those who

Accepted Answer

A) are closest to the person who dropped the envelope. 
B) physically resemble the person who dropped the envelope. 
C) just had their photograph taken. 
D) remain anonymous. 
A) are closest to the person who dropped the envelope. 
B) physically resemble the person who dropped the envelope. 
C) just had their photograph taken. 
D) remain anonymous.

Question 14

We tend to help more often when

Accepted Answer

A) we have just observed someone else helping. 
B) we are rushed. 
C) the person is perceived to be different from us. 
D) we are in a group of people. 
A) we have just observed someone else helping. 
B) we are rushed. 
C) the person is perceived to be different from us. 
D) we are in a group of people.

Question 15

Fifty year-old Patty is in a car accident with her sister,nephew,and son.She has time to save herself and one other person.According to evolutionary psychology,who will Patty likely help?

Accepted Answer

A) her nephew 
B) her son 
C) her sister 
D) the other driver 
A) her nephew 
B) her son 
C) her sister 
D) the other driver

Question 16

Which one of the following is NOT one of the ways that Myers suggests to increase social altruism?

Accepted Answer

A) teach moral inclusion 
B) learn about egoism 
C) model altruism 
D) attribute helping behavior to altruism 
A) teach moral inclusion 
B) learn about egoism 
C) model altruism 
D) attribute helping behavior to altruism

Question 17

When faced with potentially dangerous situations where strangers need help,

Accepted Answer

A) women help most. 
B) men help most. 
C) men and women help equally. 
D) older people help most. 
A) women help most. 
B) men help most. 
C) men and women help equally. 
D) older people help most.

Helping _ a bad mood and _ a good mood.

Why does personal treatment increase helping in bystanders?

What are the positive and negative effects of empathy-based altruism?

Latané and Darley (1968)had university students complete questionnaires in a small room,and then had smoke pour into the room from a wall vent.Students who were working _ tended to notice the smoke in _.

Miller and his colleagues (2001)reported that we are more empathic and helpful toward those who are _______ us.

According to the social-exchange theory,the rewards that motivate helping are

Omitting certain people from one's circle of moral concern is called

Research evidence indicates that prosocial models of helping

Which of the following is an effective way to increase helping behavior?

What does the research on the role of religious faith in helping conclude?

The motive to increase another's welfare without conscious regard for one's self-interests defines

Our eagerness to do well after doing something bad reflects our need to

Pedestrians who are more likely to help another pedestrian pick up a dropped envelope are those who

We tend to help more often when

Fifty year-old Patty is in a car accident with her sister,nephew,and son.She has time to save herself and one other person.According to evolutionary psychology,who will Patty likely help?

Which one of the following is NOT one of the ways that Myers suggests to increase social altruism?

When faced with potentially dangerous situations where strangers need help,

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Helping _______ a bad mood and _______ a good mood.

Why does personal treatment increase helping in bystanders?

What are the positive and negative effects of empathy-based altruism?

Latané and Darley (1968)had university students complete questionnaires in a small room,and then had smoke pour into the room from a wall vent.Students who were working _______ tended to notice the smoke in _______.

Miller and his colleagues (2001)reported that we are more empathic and helpful toward those who are _______ us.

According to the social-exchange theory,the rewards that motivate helping are

Omitting certain people from one's circle of moral concern is called

Research evidence indicates that prosocial models of helping

Which of the following is an effective way to increase helping behavior?

What does the research on the role of religious faith in helping conclude?

The motive to increase another's welfare without conscious regard for one's self-interests defines

Our eagerness to do well after doing something bad reflects our need to

Pedestrians who are more likely to help another pedestrian pick up a dropped envelope are those who

We tend to help more often when

Fifty year-old Patty is in a car accident with her sister,nephew,and son.She has time to save herself and one other person.According to evolutionary psychology,who will Patty likely help?

Which one of the following is NOT one of the ways that Myers suggests to increase social altruism?

When faced with potentially dangerous situations where strangers need help,

Introducing Social Psychology

The Self in a Social World

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behavior and Attitudes

Genes,culture,and Gender

Conformity and Obedience

Persuasion

Group Influence

Prejudice: Disliking Others

Aggression: Hurting Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Conflict and Peacemaking

Social Psychology in the Clinic

Social Psychology in Court

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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Helping _ a bad mood and _ a good mood.

Latané and Darley (1968)had university students complete questionnaires in a small room,and then had smoke pour into the room from a wall vent.Students who were working _ tended to notice the smoke in _.