Exam 10: Prosocial Behaviour

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Some social psychologists,such as Daniel Batson (1991),believe that humans do sometimes help for selfless reasons.According to Batson,when does this happen?

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According to Dan Batson's (1991)empathy-altruism hypothesis,Jane is most likely to help

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Julianna likes to contribute to worthy charities because she can help others and,at the same time,get a tax deduction.Julianna is engaging in

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"Put yourself in my position," Janice whines."Can't you spare an hour to help me out?" Janice is attempting to evoke _______ when trying to persuade you to help her.

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According to the evolutionary psychology notion of kin selection,Bob is most likely to help

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Darrin volunteers at a local children's program because he hopes to learn teaching skills that he can use later in his educational career.This is an example of _______ behaviour.

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According to Daniel Batson (1991),when people experience empathy with another in need,_______ motivates helping.

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Charles Darwin,an evolutionary theorist,found it difficult to explain altruism.From an evolutionary perspective,it would seem that over centuries and generations,altruistic behaviours would _______ because _______.

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There is a _________ correlation between the length of time a person has lived in the same place and the likelihood that he or she will ________ in the community.

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Given empirical support for the bystander effect (Latané & Darley,1970),all things being equal,you would be more likely to get needed assistance were you to have a heart attack

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Men are more likely to help in _______,whereas women are likely to help in _______.

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Research in which subjects were primed with the concept of God or morality showed that

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According to research by Oishi (2006),people who lived in the same area for a longer period of time are more likely to feel all of the following EXCEPT

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Receiving help can lower a person's self-esteem when

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Which of the following best describes the urban-overload hypothesis (Milgram,1970)?

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In John Darley's and Bibb Latané's (1968)classic "seizure" experiment,participants were more likely to help the (alleged)seizure victim (and to help more quickly)when they believed that

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Evolutionary theorists say that it is adaptive for humans to be able to accurately assess a certain characteristic of people with which you interact.Which one is it?

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In Dunfield and Kuhlmeier's study (2010)21-month-old infants were either handed an attractive toy or prevented from acquiring it either by a willing but unable confederate (the toy 'accidentally' fell off the table)or by an unwilling confederate.According to the authors,the most startling finding was that 21-month-olds would ________ when they could later choose whether to give the toy to one of the confederates.

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A giant tornado is bearing down on Dorothy's farm house.She only has time to help one other resident.Based on research conducted by Gene Burnstein and his colleagues (1994),whom will Dorothy take with her to the storm cellar?

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Kyla is opposed to rewarding her children when they behave in prosocial ways with others.She asks you about some alternatives to tangible rewards.You've just read Chapter 10 (Prosocial Behaviour).What would you suggest?

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