Question 1

Batson concluded that genuine empathy-based altruism is part of human nature,and he hopes that inducing empathy can improve

Accepted Answer

A) social interactions. 
B) our sense of reciprocity. 
C) the welfare of society. 
D) attitudes toward stigmatized people. 
A) social interactions. 
B) our sense of reciprocity. 
C) the welfare of society. 
D) attitudes toward stigmatized people. D

Question 2

In an enactment of the Good Samaritan situation,Darley and Batson studied the helpfulness of seminarians in order to assess whether helping behaviour is influenced by

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A) religious education. 
B) age differences. 
C) social responsibility. 
D) time pressures. 
A) religious education. 
B) age differences. 
C) social responsibility. 
D) time pressures. D

Question 3

Since we are born selfish,evolutionary psychologists such as Richard Dawkins propose that we attempt to

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A) develop a drug that will encourage altruism. 
B) develop an "altruistic gene." 
C) teach altruism. 
D) live only in small,isolated communities. 
A) develop a drug that will encourage altruism. 
B) develop an "altruistic gene." 
C) teach altruism. 
D) live only in small,isolated communities. C

Question 4

The situation is an important factor in understanding altruism.In this way,altruism is like

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A) the bystander effect. 
B) conformity. 
C) groupthink. 
D) bottom-up processing. 
A) the bystander effect. 
B) conformity. 
C) groupthink. 
D) bottom-up processing.

Question 5

The "feel bad-do good" effect occurs most among

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A) children. 
B) adults who are self-focused and preoccupied. 
C) adults who are focused on others. 
D) depressed and grieving teenagers. 
A) children. 
B) adults who are self-focused and preoccupied. 
C) adults who are focused on others. 
D) depressed and grieving teenagers.

Question 6

Devon and Yvonne are from England,James is from France,and Tikh is a man from India.Which one of these people is most likely to support and act on the norm of social responsibility?

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A) Yvonne 
B) Devon and James are equally likely to act on it,and more likely than Yvonne or Tikh 
C) Devon and Yvonne are equally likely to act on it,and more likely than James or Tikh 
D) Tikh 
A) Yvonne 
B) Devon and James are equally likely to act on it,and more likely than Yvonne or Tikh 
C) Devon and Yvonne are equally likely to act on it,and more likely than James or Tikh 
D) Tikh

Question 7

According to the text,which theories of altruism provides a coherent scheme for summarizing a variety of observations?

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A) social norms and social exchange 
B) social exchange and evolutionary 
C) evolutionary and social norms 
D) social norms,social exchange,and evolutionary 
A) social norms and social exchange 
B) social exchange and evolutionary 
C) evolutionary and social norms 
D) social norms,social exchange,and evolutionary

Question 8

Which of the following factors is likely to increase helping behaviour?

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A) the presence of others who offer help 
B) the presence of others who do nothing 
C) time pressure 
D) being non-religious 
A) the presence of others who offer help 
B) the presence of others who do nothing 
C) time pressure 
D) being non-religious

Question 9

According to the text,the notion of egoism has fallen into disrepute because

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A) it fails to take into account people's internal motives. 
B) it is vulnerable to the criticism of circular explanation. 
C) it defines rewards and costs independently of altruistic behaviour. 
D) self-motivation is not seen as a motivator of behaviour. 
A) it fails to take into account people's internal motives. 
B) it is vulnerable to the criticism of circular explanation. 
C) it defines rewards and costs independently of altruistic behaviour. 
D) self-motivation is not seen as a motivator of behaviour.

Question 10

Researchers studying helping behaviour agree that

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A) no acts are truly altruistic. 
B) all helpful acts are either obviously or subtly egoistic. 
C) some helpful acts are induced by empathy. 
D) all helpful acts are unconsciously motivated by gene survival. 
A) no acts are truly altruistic. 
B) all helpful acts are either obviously or subtly egoistic. 
C) some helpful acts are induced by empathy. 
D) all helpful acts are unconsciously motivated by gene survival.

Question 11

In observing people's responses to staged emergencies,John Darley and Bibb Latané found that _____________ greatly decreased intervention.

Accepted Answer

A) social alienation 
B) a lack of empathy 
C) the presence of other bystanders 
D) self-concern 
A) social alienation 
B) a lack of empathy 
C) the presence of other bystanders 
D) self-concern

Question 12

Confederates who were dressed both conservatively,and in counterculture garb,approached either "straight" or "hip" college students and asked for change to make a phone call.Results of this experiment confirmed a _______________ bias in helping.

Accepted Answer

A) familiarity 
B) similarity 
C) credibility 
D) complementarity 
A) familiarity 
B) similarity 
C) credibility 
D) complementarity

Question 13

The act of helping someone unconditionally defines

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

Question 14

Circumstances that promote _______________ should also ___________ helping.

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A) self-awareness; increase 
B) honesty; increase 
C) norms of reciprocity; decrease 
D) guilt; decrease 
A) self-awareness; increase 
B) honesty; increase 
C) norms of reciprocity; decrease 
D) guilt; decrease

Question 15

By 1980,about four dozen studies of bystander non-intervention showed that bystanders were most likely to offer help if they were

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A) alone. 
B) female. 
C) self-forgetful. 
D) part of a group. 
A) alone. 
B) female. 
C) self-forgetful. 
D) part of a group.

Question 16

Bystanders increase their helpfulness as they become more

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A) self-aware. 
B) depressed. 
C) anxious. 
D) self-accepting. 
A) self-aware. 
B) depressed. 
C) anxious. 
D) self-accepting.

Question 17

Darley and Latané set up an experiment in which participants listening over headphones heard another participant suffering a seizure and crying for help.Of participants who believed there were _____ other witnesses,_____ sought to help the victim.

Accepted Answer

A) two; none 
B) no; 85 percent 
C) no; 31 percent 
D) four; 85 percent 
A) two; none 
B) no; 85 percent 
C) no; 31 percent 
D) four; 85 percent

Question 18

Which of the following statements about the relationship between gender and helping is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Male helpers are more likely to help female victims than male victims. 
B) Female helpers are equally likely to help female and male victims. 
C) Female helpers are more likely to help male victims than female victims. 
D) Men more often help. 
A) Male helpers are more likely to help female victims than male victims. 
B) Female helpers are equally likely to help female and male victims. 
C) Female helpers are more likely to help male victims than female victims. 
D) Men more often help.

Question 19

The reciprocity norm should be strongest for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Kent,a biologist 
B) Julia,a New York City resident 
C) Missy,a resident of a small,rural farm town 
D) Tam,a doctor 
A) Kent,a biologist 
B) Julia,a New York City resident 
C) Missy,a resident of a small,rural farm town 
D) Tam,a doctor

Question 20

Our eagerness to do good after doing bad reflects both our need to reduce __________ guilt and restore our shaken self-image and our desire to reclaim a positive ___________ image.

Accepted Answer

A) internal; external 
B) external; internal 
C) external; self 
D) self; external 
A) internal; external 
B) external; internal 
C) external; self 
D) self; external

Batson concluded that genuine empathy-based altruism is part of human nature,and he hopes that inducing empathy can improve

In an enactment of the Good Samaritan situation,Darley and Batson studied the helpfulness of seminarians in order to assess whether helping behaviour is influenced by

Since we are born selfish,evolutionary psychologists such as Richard Dawkins propose that we attempt to

The situation is an important factor in understanding altruism.In this way,altruism is like

The "feel bad-do good" effect occurs most among

Devon and Yvonne are from England,James is from France,and Tikh is a man from India.Which one of these people is most likely to support and act on the norm of social responsibility?

According to the text,which theories of altruism provides a coherent scheme for summarizing a variety of observations?

Which of the following factors is likely to increase helping behaviour?

According to the text,the notion of egoism has fallen into disrepute because

Researchers studying helping behaviour agree that

In observing people's responses to staged emergencies,John Darley and Bibb Latané found that _____________ greatly decreased intervention.

Confederates who were dressed both conservatively,and in counterculture garb,approached either "straight" or "hip" college students and asked for change to make a phone call.Results of this experiment confirmed a _______________ bias in helping.

The act of helping someone unconditionally defines

Circumstances that promote _____ should also _ helping.

By 1980,about four dozen studies of bystander non-intervention showed that bystanders were most likely to offer help if they were

Bystanders increase their helpfulness as they become more

Darley and Latané set up an experiment in which participants listening over headphones heard another participant suffering a seizure and crying for help.Of participants who believed there were _ other witnesses,_ sought to help the victim.

Which of the following statements about the relationship between gender and helping is true?

The reciprocity norm should be strongest for which of the following?

Our eagerness to do good after doing bad reflects both our need to reduce guilt and restore our shaken self-image and our desire to reclaim a positive _ image.

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The Self in a Social World

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behaviour and Attitudes

Persuasion

Conformity

Group Influence

Aggression: Hurting Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Sources of Prejudice

Consequences of Prejudice

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Exam 8: Altruism: Helping Others

Batson concluded that genuine empathy-based altruism is part of human nature,and he hopes that inducing empathy can improve

In an enactment of the Good Samaritan situation,Darley and Batson studied the helpfulness of seminarians in order to assess whether helping behaviour is influenced by

Since we are born selfish,evolutionary psychologists such as Richard Dawkins propose that we attempt to

The situation is an important factor in understanding altruism.In this way,altruism is like

The "feel bad-do good" effect occurs most among

Devon and Yvonne are from England,James is from France,and Tikh is a man from India.Which one of these people is most likely to support and act on the norm of social responsibility?

According to the text,which theories of altruism provides a coherent scheme for summarizing a variety of observations?

Which of the following factors is likely to increase helping behaviour?

According to the text,the notion of egoism has fallen into disrepute because

Researchers studying helping behaviour agree that

In observing people's responses to staged emergencies,John Darley and Bibb Latané found that _____________ greatly decreased intervention.

Confederates who were dressed both conservatively,and in counterculture garb,approached either "straight" or "hip" college students and asked for change to make a phone call.Results of this experiment confirmed a _______________ bias in helping.

The act of helping someone unconditionally defines

Circumstances that promote _______________ should also ___________ helping.

By 1980,about four dozen studies of bystander non-intervention showed that bystanders were most likely to offer help if they were

Bystanders increase their helpfulness as they become more

Darley and Latané set up an experiment in which participants listening over headphones heard another participant suffering a seizure and crying for help.Of participants who believed there were _____ other witnesses,_____ sought to help the victim.

Which of the following statements about the relationship between gender and helping is true?

The reciprocity norm should be strongest for which of the following?

Our eagerness to do good after doing bad reflects both our need to reduce __________ guilt and restore our shaken self-image and our desire to reclaim a positive ___________ image.

Introducing Social Psychology

The Self in a Social World

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behaviour and Attitudes

Persuasion

Conformity

Group Influence

Aggression: Hurting Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Sources of Prejudice

Consequences of Prejudice

Social Psychology in Conflict and Peacemaking

Social Psychology in the Clinic

Filters

Circumstances that promote _____ should also _ helping.

Darley and Latané set up an experiment in which participants listening over headphones heard another participant suffering a seizure and crying for help.Of participants who believed there were _ other witnesses,_ sought to help the victim.

Our eagerness to do good after doing bad reflects both our need to reduce guilt and restore our shaken self-image and our desire to reclaim a positive _ image.