Exam 10: Prosocial Behaviour

A woman has just been in a car accident and needs someone to get her out of her car.A man has AIDS and needs someone to take him to the hospital for ongoing treatments.According to the research on gender differences in prosocial behaviour ,which of the following is most likely to be true?

Allen volunteers to visit the homes of AIDS patients because those visits help him forget about his own problems.This is an example of _______ behaviour.

According to evolutionary theory,natural selection should favour altruistic acts directed toward

When Holmes and colleagues (2002)found that charitable giving was highest in response to the degree of need (high)and buying a candle (as opposed to giving a donation)what conclusion was drawn from this?

If the urban overload hypothesis (Milgram,1970)is true,_______ to help a fallen pedestrian on the streets of New York City because _______.

Timothy just got into a big fight with his girlfriend and as a result he is in a bad mood.When Kate asks him to contribute to her charity organization,Timothy readily agrees,which makes him feel better.Moments later when Mark asks Timothy to help him unload some things from Mark's car,Timothy refuses.Timothy's behaviour can best be explained by the

Not all helping occurs between strangers.What factors determine whether and why help is provided in long-term relationships?

People in non-Western interdependent cultures are more likely than Westerners to help in-group members,but less likely to help out-group members.These findings suggest that in non-Western cultures,the line between

Juanita sees a crowd of people gathered around a man lying on the ground.She thinks about whether to call an ambulance,but then reasons that somebody else has probably already done so.This is an example of

A principal theory in social psychology is social exchange theory (Homans,1961; Thibaut & Kelley,1959).According to this theory,we will be most likely to help others

According to reports (Rosenthal,1964),many of Kitty Genovese's unresponsive neighbours did hear her crying out,"Oh my God,he stabbed me! Please help me! Please help me!" This suggests that the reason that her neighbours failed to intervene followed from

You ask your brother if you can borrow his car for a date on Saturday night.Before handing over the keys,he asks in jest,"What's in it for me?" His question best reflects _______ as applied to prosocial behaviour.

Malika and Alicia are out shopping,when they are asked to contribute to AIDS research.Malika has just received an A- on her psychology exam,while Alicia has just received a D.According to your text,who is most likely to contribute?

Lessons learned from experimental research on the diffusion of responsibility suggest that Kitty Genovese might be alive today had

Is true altruism possible from the perspective social exchange theory? Explain the social exchange perspective and whether it can allow for true altruism.

One consequence of living by the Golden Rule,"do unto others as you would have them do unto you," is that if you help those in need,they might return the favour someday.This idea is best represented by

Which of the following evolutionary psychology explanations for altruism is most closely tied to the psychological concept of learning?

According to research by Dan Batson and his colleagues ,when empathy is

On her first day of work in a new job,Amy would be most likely to feel resentful were a coworker to say to her,

When John Darley and Bibb Latané (1968)exposed participants to a faked seizure in one of three experimental conditions (participants were lone witnesses,one of two witnesses,or one of five witnesses),they found that