Question 1

_______________ is the desire to help another purely for his or her own sake, regardless of whether we derive any benefit.

Accepted Answer

A)  Prosocial behavior 
B)  Altruism 
C)  Communal orientation 
D)  Kin selection 
A)  Prosocial behavior 
B)  Altruism 
C)  Communal orientation 
D)  Kin selection

Question 2

The negative state relief hypothesis is the idea that:

Accepted Answer

A)  people help in order to reduce their own distress. 
B)  negative emotions do not motivate helping. 
C)  positive mood increases helping. 
D)  people who are high in trait negative mood are helpful. 
A)  people help in order to reduce their own distress. 
B)  negative emotions do not motivate helping. 
C)  positive mood increases helping. 
D)  people who are high in trait negative mood are helpful.

Question 3

Research found that playing prosocial video games:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased prosocial behavior. 
B)  decreased prosocial behavior. 
C)  had no effect on prosocial behavior. 
D)  increased aggression. 
A)  increased prosocial behavior. 
B)  decreased prosocial behavior. 
C)  had no effect on prosocial behavior. 
D)  increased aggression.

Question 4

According to the empathy-altruism model:

Accepted Answer

A)  people help others because it is the right thing to do. 
B)  people provide help to others to get certain psychological payoffs. 
C)  altruism only exists when people are being watched by others. 
D)  people only help those who are genetically similar. 
A)  people help others because it is the right thing to do. 
B)  people provide help to others to get certain psychological payoffs. 
C)  altruism only exists when people are being watched by others. 
D)  people only help those who are genetically similar.

Question 5

Discuss what research suggests about gender differences in helping.

Accepted Answer

Research suggests that men and women are

Question 6

The principle underlying kin selection is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  because close relatives share many genes with an individual, when the individual helps close kin, those shared genes are more likely to be passed on to offspring. 
B)  people are more likely to help similar others such as family members because they share the same personal values. 
C)  because close relatives spend a lot of time together, individuals are more likely to help members of their own family than people they spend less time with (e.g., strangers, coworkers). 
D)  humans are inherently selfish and will only help others if they share genetic traits or offer an opportunity to reproduce. 
A)  because close relatives share many genes with an individual, when the individual helps close kin, those shared genes are more likely to be passed on to offspring. 
B)  people are more likely to help similar others such as family members because they share the same personal values. 
C)  because close relatives spend a lot of time together, individuals are more likely to help members of their own family than people they spend less time with (e.g., strangers, coworkers). 
D)  humans are inherently selfish and will only help others if they share genetic traits or offer an opportunity to reproduce.

Question 7

____________ often score higher than __________ on measures of agreeableness.

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans; Japanese individuals 
B)  Men; women 
C)  Women; men 
D)  Children; adults 
A)  Americans; Japanese individuals 
B)  Men; women 
C)  Women; men 
D)  Children; adults

Question 8

Laura volunteers to tutor children who are struggling in school because she once struggled as a student and thus knows what these students are going through. 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 9

Prosocial behavior is:

Accepted Answer

A)  an action by an individual that is intended to benefit another individual or set of individuals. 
B)  the idea that natural selection led to greater tendencies to help close kin over those with whom we have little genetic relation. 
C)  the idea that people learn to be helpful in a series of stages. 
D)  the desire to help another purely for his or her own sake, regardless of whether we derive any benefit. 
A)  an action by an individual that is intended to benefit another individual or set of individuals. 
B)  the idea that natural selection led to greater tendencies to help close kin over those with whom we have little genetic relation. 
C)  the idea that people learn to be helpful in a series of stages. 
D)  the desire to help another purely for his or her own sake, regardless of whether we derive any benefit.

Question 10

Research found that when participants were in a condition in which they were told that they had plenty of time to get to another building, they were:

Accepted Answer

A)  less likely to help someone in need on the way to the building. 
B)  more likely to help someone in need on the way to the building. 
C)  less likely to notice someone in need. 
D)  more likely to avoid someone in need. 
A)  less likely to help someone in need on the way to the building. 
B)  more likely to help someone in need on the way to the building. 
C)  less likely to notice someone in need. 
D)  more likely to avoid someone in need.

Question 11

Positive mood:

Accepted Answer

A)  increases helping. 
B)  decreases helping. 
C)  has no effect on helping. 
D)  increases social exchange motives. 
A)  increases helping. 
B)  decreases helping. 
C)  has no effect on helping. 
D)  increases social exchange motives.

Question 12

_________________ is the idea that city dwellers learn to cope with the sounds that arise from population density by shutting out these sounds.

Accepted Answer

A)  The bystander effect 
B)  Diffusion of responsibility 
C)  Urban overload hypothesis 
D)  The empathy gap 
A)  The bystander effect 
B)  Diffusion of responsibility 
C)  Urban overload hypothesis 
D)  The empathy gap

Question 13

The third step on the path to helping is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  decide how to help. 
B)  interpret the situation as an emergency. 
C)  notice the situation. 
D)  take responsibility. 
A)  decide how to help. 
B)  interpret the situation as an emergency. 
C)  notice the situation. 
D)  take responsibility.

Question 14

________________ is a situation in which people don't distinguish between what's yours and what's mine.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kin selection 
B)  Prosocial behavior 
C)  Altruism 
D)  Collective orientation 
A)  Kin selection 
B)  Prosocial behavior 
C)  Altruism 
D)  Collective orientation

Question 15

________________ is an approach that maintains that people provide help to someone else when the benefits of helping, and the costs of not helping, outweigh the potential costs of helping and the benefits of not helping.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social exchange theory 
B)  Kin selection 
C)  Altruism theory 
D)  Empathy-altruism model 
A)  Social exchange theory 
B)  Kin selection 
C)  Altruism theory 
D)  Empathy-altruism model

Question 16

What is an altruistic personality?

Accepted Answer

It is a collection of personal

Question 17

Which of the following is a step to helping?

Accepted Answer

A)  decide whether to give help 
B)  decide whether you are in the mood to help 
C)  focus on self-standards 
D)  thinking about whether or not anyone will ever know if you don't help 
A)  decide whether to give help 
B)  decide whether you are in the mood to help 
C)  focus on self-standards 
D)  thinking about whether or not anyone will ever know if you don't help

Question 18

The fifth step on the path to helping is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  decide how to help. 
B)  interpret the situation as an emergency. 
C)  notice the situation. 
D)  decide whether to give help. 
A)  decide how to help. 
B)  interpret the situation as an emergency. 
C)  notice the situation. 
D)  decide whether to give help.

Question 19

Studies suggest that people tend to offer:

Accepted Answer

A)  less help to members of socially devalued groups. 
B)  more help to strangers than friends. 
C)  more help to members of socially devalued groups. 
D)  help to people in need regardless of who they are. 
A)  less help to members of socially devalued groups. 
B)  more help to strangers than friends. 
C)  more help to members of socially devalued groups. 
D)  help to people in need regardless of who they are.

Question 20

Research on the altruistic personality:

Accepted Answer

A)  supports the idea of individual differences in altruistic tendencies. 
B)  does not support the idea of individual differences in altruistic tendencies. 
C)  has yet to explore the possibility of an altruistic personality. 
D)  suggests that personality is the only variable that influences helping. 
A)  supports the idea of individual differences in altruistic tendencies. 
B)  does not support the idea of individual differences in altruistic tendencies. 
C)  has yet to explore the possibility of an altruistic personality. 
D)  suggests that personality is the only variable that influences helping.

_______________ is the desire to help another purely for his or her own sake, regardless of whether we derive any benefit.

The negative state relief hypothesis is the idea that:

Research found that playing prosocial video games:

According to the empathy-altruism model:

Discuss what research suggests about gender differences in helping.

The principle underlying kin selection is that:

__ often score higher than on measures of agreeableness.

Laura volunteers to tutor children who are struggling in school because she once struggled as a student and thus knows what these students are going through. This example provides support for:

Prosocial behavior is:

Research found that when participants were in a condition in which they were told that they had plenty of time to get to another building, they were:

Positive mood:

_________________ is the idea that city dwellers learn to cope with the sounds that arise from population density by shutting out these sounds.

The third step on the path to helping is to:

________________ is a situation in which people don't distinguish between what's yours and what's mine.

________________ is an approach that maintains that people provide help to someone else when the benefits of helping, and the costs of not helping, outweigh the potential costs of helping and the benefits of not helping.

What is an altruistic personality?

Which of the following is a step to helping?

The fifth step on the path to helping is to:

Studies suggest that people tend to offer:

Research on the altruistic personality:

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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Exam 13: Prosocial Behavior

_______________ is the desire to help another purely for his or her own sake, regardless of whether we derive any benefit.

The negative state relief hypothesis is the idea that:

Research found that playing prosocial video games:

According to the empathy-altruism model:

Discuss what research suggests about gender differences in helping.

The principle underlying kin selection is that:

____________ often score higher than __________ on measures of agreeableness.

Laura volunteers to tutor children who are struggling in school because she once struggled as a student and thus knows what these students are going through. This example provides support for:

Prosocial behavior is:

Research found that when participants were in a condition in which they were told that they had plenty of time to get to another building, they were:

Positive mood:

_________________ is the idea that city dwellers learn to cope with the sounds that arise from population density by shutting out these sounds.

The third step on the path to helping is to:

________________ is a situation in which people don't distinguish between what's yours and what's mine.

________________ is an approach that maintains that people provide help to someone else when the benefits of helping, and the costs of not helping, outweigh the potential costs of helping and the benefits of not helping.

What is an altruistic personality?

Which of the following is a step to helping?

The fifth step on the path to helping is to:

Studies suggest that people tend to offer:

Research on the altruistic personality:

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

Filters

__ often score higher than on measures of agreeableness.