Question 1

Some scholars have argued that when people help as a result of collective guilt, they are engaging in _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  kin selection 
B)  negative state relief 
C)  altruism 
D)  ingroup bias 
A)  kin selection 
B)  negative state relief 
C)  altruism 
D)  ingroup bias

Question 2

In a meta-analysis conducted by Eagly and Crowley (1986) on gender differences in helping, the researchers found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  men were more likely to help. 
B)  women were more likely to help. 
C)  men and women were equally likely to help. 
D)  men rarely help. 
A)  men were more likely to help. 
B)  women were more likely to help. 
C)  men and women were equally likely to help. 
D)  men rarely help.

Question 3

Which of the following activities or situations has been shown to increase prosocial behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  playing violent video games 
B)  being in a large group of people 
C)  playing prosocial video games 
D)  being in a hurry to get somewhere 
A)  playing violent video games 
B)  being in a large group of people 
C)  playing prosocial video games 
D)  being in a hurry to get somewhere

Question 4

Recent research suggests that observing groups such as the homeless and drug addicts triggers _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  disgust 
B)  anger 
C)  sympathy 
D)  happiness 
A)  disgust 
B)  anger 
C)  sympathy 
D)  happiness

Question 5

How does positive affect influence helping? Give one example.

Accepted Answer

Positive affect tends to incre

Question 6

Research suggests that people will choose to avoid experiencing empathy if:

Accepted Answer

A)  they have the time to help. . 
B)  they know they will be asked to help someone. 
C)  helping someone is going to involve a small investment of time. 
D)  helping someone is going to involve a large investment of time. 
A)  they have the time to help. . 
B)  they know they will be asked to help someone. 
C)  helping someone is going to involve a small investment of time. 
D)  helping someone is going to involve a large investment of time.

Question 7

Conservatives tend to prioritize all of the following moral foundations EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  respecting authority. 
B)  maintaining fairness. 
C)  maintaining purity. 
D)  protecting the ingroup. 
A)  respecting authority. 
B)  maintaining fairness. 
C)  maintaining purity. 
D)  protecting the ingroup.

Question 8

Hannah is happy to share everything she has with her close friends and family. Hannah has:

Accepted Answer

A)  low self-esteem. 
B)  a communal orientation. 
C)  high guilt proneness. 
D)  a narcissistic personality. 
A)  low self-esteem. 
B)  a communal orientation. 
C)  high guilt proneness. 
D)  a narcissistic personality.

Question 9

When people express gratitude, we:

Accepted Answer

A)  feel collective guilt. 
B)  have a communal orientation. 
C)  are more likely to help again. 
D)  are less likely to help again. 
A)  feel collective guilt. 
B)  have a communal orientation. 
C)  are more likely to help again. 
D)  are less likely to help again.

Question 10

Describe a situation in which a person may need help. Use this example in your discussion of each of the five steps to helping.

Accepted Answer

A situation in which a person may need h

Question 11

Tim helps his mother do the laundry because she makes him feel guilty for not helping. This example provides support for:

Accepted Answer

A)  the negative state relief hypothesis. 
B)  the empathy-altruism model. 
C)  altruism theory. 
D)  kin selection. 
A)  the negative state relief hypothesis. 
B)  the empathy-altruism model. 
C)  altruism theory. 
D)  kin selection.

Question 12

_______________ is an explanation for why we give help: If I help you today, you might be more likely to help me tomorrow.

Accepted Answer

A)  Altruism 
B)  Kin selection 
C)  Norm of reciprocity 
D)  Diffusion of responsibility 
A)  Altruism 
B)  Kin selection 
C)  Norm of reciprocity 
D)  Diffusion of responsibility

Question 13

"Tend and befriend" is the idea that:

Accepted Answer

A)  in stressful situations, females become less prosocial. 
B)  in stressful situations, females seek safety and comfort and strive to build social networks. 
C)  when in a positive mood, females seek safety and comfort and strive to build social networks. 
D)  men and women respond to stress by becoming more prosocial. 
A)  in stressful situations, females become less prosocial. 
B)  in stressful situations, females seek safety and comfort and strive to build social networks. 
C)  when in a positive mood, females seek safety and comfort and strive to build social networks. 
D)  men and women respond to stress by becoming more prosocial.

Question 14

Empathy makes people more likely to help when they focus on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the expected social exchange. 
B)  their own suffering. 
C)  the suffering of a group. 
D)  the suffering of an individual. 
A)  the expected social exchange. 
B)  their own suffering. 
C)  the suffering of a group. 
D)  the suffering of an individual.

Question 15

Rob is not very good at fully appreciating what others are going through when they are upset. This is consistent with the idea of:

Accepted Answer

A)  an empathy gap. 
B)  kin selection. 
C)  negative state relief. 
D)  a communal orientation. 
A)  an empathy gap. 
B)  kin selection. 
C)  negative state relief. 
D)  a communal orientation.

Question 16

What does laboratory research suggest about the relationship between religiosity and helping?

Accepted Answer

Despite the fact that religiou

Question 17

People who are high in __________________ do not distinguish between what is theirs and what is someone else's.

Accepted Answer

A)  kin selection 
B)  agency 
C)  narcissism 
D)  communal orientation 
A)  kin selection 
B)  agency 
C)  narcissism 
D)  communal orientation

Question 18

Research indicates that mortality salience:

Accepted Answer

A)  increases donations to valued charities. 
B)  makes people less willing to help others. 
C)  increases anxiety about helping others. 
D)  decreases donations to valued charities. 
A)  increases donations to valued charities. 
B)  makes people less willing to help others. 
C)  increases anxiety about helping others. 
D)  decreases donations to valued charities.

Question 19

Carl buys a homeless man lunch. He does this purely because he wants to help the man, not because he expects anything in return. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  altruism. 
B)  kin selection. 
C)  the norm of reciprocity. 
D)  a social exchange. 
A)  altruism. 
B)  kin selection. 
C)  the norm of reciprocity. 
D)  a social exchange.

Question 20

One problem with focusing on personality when studying gender differences is that personality is:

Accepted Answer

A)  typically not stable over time. 
B)  contextual. 
C)  typically measured with self-report. 
D)  a poor predictor of behavior. 
A)  typically not stable over time. 
B)  contextual. 
C)  typically measured with self-report. 
D)  a poor predictor of behavior.

Some scholars have argued that when people help as a result of collective guilt, they are engaging in _________.

In a meta-analysis conducted by Eagly and Crowley (1986) on gender differences in helping, the researchers found that:

Which of the following activities or situations has been shown to increase prosocial behavior?

Recent research suggests that observing groups such as the homeless and drug addicts triggers _________.

How does positive affect influence helping? Give one example.

Research suggests that people will choose to avoid experiencing empathy if:

Conservatives tend to prioritize all of the following moral foundations EXCEPT:

Hannah is happy to share everything she has with her close friends and family. Hannah has:

When people express gratitude, we:

Describe a situation in which a person may need help. Use this example in your discussion of each of the five steps to helping.

Tim helps his mother do the laundry because she makes him feel guilty for not helping. This example provides support for:

_______________ is an explanation for why we give help: If I help you today, you might be more likely to help me tomorrow.

"Tend and befriend" is the idea that:

Empathy makes people more likely to help when they focus on:

Rob is not very good at fully appreciating what others are going through when they are upset. This is consistent with the idea of:

What does laboratory research suggest about the relationship between religiosity and helping?

People who are high in __________________ do not distinguish between what is theirs and what is someone else's.

Research indicates that mortality salience:

Carl buys a homeless man lunch. He does this purely because he wants to help the man, not because he expects anything in return. This is an example of:

One problem with focusing on personality when studying gender differences is that personality is:

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Exam 13: Prosocial Behavior

Some scholars have argued that when people help as a result of collective guilt, they are engaging in _________.

In a meta-analysis conducted by Eagly and Crowley (1986) on gender differences in helping, the researchers found that:

Which of the following activities or situations has been shown to increase prosocial behavior?

Recent research suggests that observing groups such as the homeless and drug addicts triggers _________.

How does positive affect influence helping? Give one example.

Research suggests that people will choose to avoid experiencing empathy if:

Conservatives tend to prioritize all of the following moral foundations EXCEPT:

Hannah is happy to share everything she has with her close friends and family. Hannah has:

When people express gratitude, we:

Describe a situation in which a person may need help. Use this example in your discussion of each of the five steps to helping.

Tim helps his mother do the laundry because she makes him feel guilty for not helping. This example provides support for:

_______________ is an explanation for why we give help: If I help you today, you might be more likely to help me tomorrow.

"Tend and befriend" is the idea that:

Empathy makes people more likely to help when they focus on:

Rob is not very good at fully appreciating what others are going through when they are upset. This is consistent with the idea of:

What does laboratory research suggest about the relationship between religiosity and helping?

People who are high in __________________ do not distinguish between what is theirs and what is someone else's.

Research indicates that mortality salience:

Carl buys a homeless man lunch. He does this purely because he wants to help the man, not because he expects anything in return. This is an example of:

One problem with focusing on personality when studying gender differences is that personality is:

The Revealing Science of Social Psychology

Fundamentals of Social Behavior

The Core Elements of Social Cognition

Thinking About People and Events

The Nature, Origins, and Functions of the Self

The Key Self-Motives: Consistency, Esteem, Presentation, and Growth

Social Influence

Persuasion, Attitudes, and Behavior

Group Processes

Understanding Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination

Responding to and Reducing Prejudice

Interpersonal Aggression

Interpersonal Attraction

Close Relationships

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