Question 1

In a study by Latané and Rodin,a female experimenter apparently fell and hurt her ankle.What percentage of participants who were alone offered help?

Accepted Answer

A) 100 
B) 70 
C) 40 
D) 10 
A) 100 
B) 70 
C) 40 
D) 10

Question 2

The vicarious experience of another's feeling is

Accepted Answer

A) egoism. 
B) empathy. 
C) altruism. 
D) voyeurism. 
A) egoism. 
B) empathy. 
C) altruism. 
D) voyeurism.

Question 3

Gordon is a primary school teacher who wants his students to learn to behave altruistically.Why would he teach the children,using illustrations,about people from different cultures around the world?

Accepted Answer

A) To expand the children's circle of personal concern. 
B) To teach the children that people who are different from them are not as valuable and worthwhile. 
C) To foster a sense of moral inclusion. 
D) To enforce a sense of own cultural superiority. 
A) To expand the children's circle of personal concern. 
B) To teach the children that people who are different from them are not as valuable and worthwhile. 
C) To foster a sense of moral inclusion. 
D) To enforce a sense of own cultural superiority.

Question 4

Two social norms that can motivate helping behaviour are

Accepted Answer

A) reciprocity and social responsibility. 
B) kin selection and moral inclusion. 
C) social exchange and reciprocity. 
D) social responsibility and kin selection. 
A) reciprocity and social responsibility. 
B) kin selection and moral inclusion. 
C) social exchange and reciprocity. 
D) social responsibility and kin selection.

Question 5

Marcus falls down and hurts his ankle on a busy city street.In which of the following locations,according to research by Levine,is he most likely to be helped?

Accepted Answer

A) Sofia,Bulgaria. 
B) Rome,Italy. 
C) Stockholm,Sweden. 
D) Tel Aviv,Israel. 
A) Sofia,Bulgaria. 
B) Rome,Italy. 
C) Stockholm,Sweden. 
D) Tel Aviv,Israel.

Question 6

Social-exchange theorists argue that we are most likely to help someone

Accepted Answer

A) who is dependent on us. 
B) who is less attractive than we are. 
C) who deserves to be helped. 
D) whose approval is important to us. 
A) who is dependent on us. 
B) who is less attractive than we are. 
C) who deserves to be helped. 
D) whose approval is important to us.

Question 7

Research by Bickman and colleagues shows that

Accepted Answer

A) over-the-telephone comments substantially boosted reporting witnessed crimes. 
B) face-to-face comments substantially boosted reporting witnessing crimes. 
C) mail comments substantially boosted reporting witnessing crimes. 
D) internet comments substantially boosted reporting witnessing crimes 
A) over-the-telephone comments substantially boosted reporting witnessed crimes. 
B) face-to-face comments substantially boosted reporting witnessing crimes. 
C) mail comments substantially boosted reporting witnessing crimes. 
D) internet comments substantially boosted reporting witnessing crimes

Question 8

Researcher Dennis Krebs found that university men whose physiological responses revealed the most distress in response to another's distress

Accepted Answer

A) gave the most help to the person. 
B) became self-focused and gave little help to the person. 
C) were more likely to rationalize the other's distress as deserved. 
D) tended to be majoring in the humanities rather than in the natural sciences. 
A) gave the most help to the person. 
B) became self-focused and gave little help to the person. 
C) were more likely to rationalize the other's distress as deserved. 
D) tended to be majoring in the humanities rather than in the natural sciences.

Question 9

Studies of the effects of mood on helping suggest that adults who feel ____________ are less likely to help others than those who feel neutral.

Accepted Answer

A) guilty 
B) sad 
C) happy 
D) waning positive mood 
A) guilty 
B) sad 
C) happy 
D) waning positive mood

Question 10

Suzanne,James,William,and Theodore all walk down Wall Street each day and see the same sign requesting donations to an organization that helps poor people.Which of these people is most likely to give a donation?

Accepted Answer

A) Suzanne,who believes that poor people should work harder to help themselves. 
B) James,who is a high self-monitor. 
C) William,who believes that people can become poor through no fault of their own. 
D) Theodore,who attributes people's poverty to their reckless spending habits. 
A) Suzanne,who believes that poor people should work harder to help themselves. 
B) James,who is a high self-monitor. 
C) William,who believes that people can become poor through no fault of their own. 
D) Theodore,who attributes people's poverty to their reckless spending habits.

Question 11

Studies of bystander intervention reveal that

Accepted Answer

A) people are typically unaware of the influence of others on their decision to help. 
B) people are typically aware that the presence of others inhibits helping. 
C) people are typically willing to admit that they look to others for information about how to respond. 
D) people are typically angry about being deceived by the experimenter. 
A) people are typically unaware of the influence of others on their decision to help. 
B) people are typically aware that the presence of others inhibits helping. 
C) people are typically willing to admit that they look to others for information about how to respond. 
D) people are typically angry about being deceived by the experimenter.

Question 12

Animal and human sacrifices,offerings of grain and money,and confessions are all examples of the ways in which different cultures relieve guilt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What principle or concept suggests that rewarding people for their helpfulness may,in the long run,undermine their self-motivated altruism?

Accepted Answer

A) the door-in-the-face principle 
B) moral exclusion 
C) the overjustification effect 
D) the insufficient justification effect 
A) the door-in-the-face principle 
B) moral exclusion 
C) the overjustification effect 
D) the insufficient justification effect

Question 14

According to the text,a possible explanation for why people far from home leave tips for waiters is that

Accepted Answer

A) it makes them feel less homesick. 
B) they expect to be treated better from those waiters in the future. 
C) they know waiters are in need of money. 
D) it makes them feel good about themselves. 
A) it makes them feel less homesick. 
B) they expect to be treated better from those waiters in the future. 
C) they know waiters are in need of money. 
D) it makes them feel good about themselves.

Question 15

Ben is trying to hitch-hike a ride into the city after his car broke down on the highway.He will have the most success in getting help from others if he

Accepted Answer

A) begs for a ride. 
B) pretends that he is injured. 
C) makes sure that the other driver knows that they will never see him again. 
D) looks the driver directly in the eye. 
A) begs for a ride. 
B) pretends that he is injured. 
C) makes sure that the other driver knows that they will never see him again. 
D) looks the driver directly in the eye.

Question 16

If victims seem to have created their own problems by laziness or lack of foresight,we are less willing to offer help.Helping responses are thus closely tied to

Accepted Answer

A) the overjustification effect. 
B) attributions. 
C) self-concept. 
D) empathy. 
A) the overjustification effect. 
B) attributions. 
C) self-concept. 
D) empathy.

Question 17

Schaller and Cialdini told participants who felt sad over a suffering victim that their sadness was going to be relieved by listening to a comedy tape.Under these conditions,participants who felt empathy for the victim

Accepted Answer

A) were not especially helpful. 
B) became distressed at the attempt to turn their attention away from victim. 
C) were even more likely to offer aid to the victim. 
D) asked the experimenters to include the victim in the mood-boosting experience. 
A) were not especially helpful. 
B) became distressed at the attempt to turn their attention away from victim. 
C) were even more likely to offer aid to the victim. 
D) asked the experimenters to include the victim in the mood-boosting experience.

Question 18

According to research,helping ___________ a bad mood and __________ positive self-esteem.

Accepted Answer

A) softens; sustains 
B) increases; decreases 
C) increases; sustains 
D) softens; increases 
A) softens; sustains 
B) increases; decreases 
C) increases; sustains 
D) softens; increases

Question 19

According to the text,which of the following is a possible explanation for why people are kind to strangers they will never see again?

Accepted Answer

A) They expect to be treated well themselves in the future. 
B) It gives them a feeling of satisfaction. 
C) They know the stranger is in need of help. 
D) It makes them overcome feelings of loneliness. 
A) They expect to be treated well themselves in the future. 
B) It gives them a feeling of satisfaction. 
C) They know the stranger is in need of help. 
D) It makes them overcome feelings of loneliness.

Question 20

Bystanders will help the most under which of the following conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) the emergency is ambiguous 
B) the other bystanders are strangers 
C) the bystanders cannot readily read one another's reactions 
D) the incident is noticed 
A) the emergency is ambiguous 
B) the other bystanders are strangers 
C) the bystanders cannot readily read one another's reactions 
D) the incident is noticed

In a study by Latané and Rodin,a female experimenter apparently fell and hurt her ankle.What percentage of participants who were alone offered help?

The vicarious experience of another's feeling is

Gordon is a primary school teacher who wants his students to learn to behave altruistically.Why would he teach the children,using illustrations,about people from different cultures around the world?

Two social norms that can motivate helping behaviour are

Marcus falls down and hurts his ankle on a busy city street.In which of the following locations,according to research by Levine,is he most likely to be helped?

Social-exchange theorists argue that we are most likely to help someone

Research by Bickman and colleagues shows that

Researcher Dennis Krebs found that university men whose physiological responses revealed the most distress in response to another's distress

Studies of the effects of mood on helping suggest that adults who feel ____________ are less likely to help others than those who feel neutral.

Suzanne,James,William,and Theodore all walk down Wall Street each day and see the same sign requesting donations to an organization that helps poor people.Which of these people is most likely to give a donation?

Studies of bystander intervention reveal that

Animal and human sacrifices,offerings of grain and money,and confessions are all examples of the ways in which different cultures relieve guilt.

What principle or concept suggests that rewarding people for their helpfulness may,in the long run,undermine their self-motivated altruism?

According to the text,a possible explanation for why people far from home leave tips for waiters is that

Ben is trying to hitch-hike a ride into the city after his car broke down on the highway.He will have the most success in getting help from others if he

If victims seem to have created their own problems by laziness or lack of foresight,we are less willing to offer help.Helping responses are thus closely tied to

Schaller and Cialdini told participants who felt sad over a suffering victim that their sadness was going to be relieved by listening to a comedy tape.Under these conditions,participants who felt empathy for the victim

According to research,helping _ a bad mood and positive self-esteem.

According to the text,which of the following is a possible explanation for why people are kind to strangers they will never see again?

Bystanders will help the most under which of the following conditions?

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Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behaviour and Attitudes

Persuasion

Conformity

Group Influence

Aggression: Hurting Others

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Sources of Prejudice

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Exam 8: Altruism: Helping Others

In a study by Latané and Rodin,a female experimenter apparently fell and hurt her ankle.What percentage of participants who were alone offered help?

The vicarious experience of another's feeling is

Gordon is a primary school teacher who wants his students to learn to behave altruistically.Why would he teach the children,using illustrations,about people from different cultures around the world?

Two social norms that can motivate helping behaviour are

Marcus falls down and hurts his ankle on a busy city street.In which of the following locations,according to research by Levine,is he most likely to be helped?

Social-exchange theorists argue that we are most likely to help someone

Research by Bickman and colleagues shows that

Researcher Dennis Krebs found that university men whose physiological responses revealed the most distress in response to another's distress

Studies of the effects of mood on helping suggest that adults who feel ____________ are less likely to help others than those who feel neutral.

Suzanne,James,William,and Theodore all walk down Wall Street each day and see the same sign requesting donations to an organization that helps poor people.Which of these people is most likely to give a donation?

Studies of bystander intervention reveal that

Animal and human sacrifices,offerings of grain and money,and confessions are all examples of the ways in which different cultures relieve guilt.

What principle or concept suggests that rewarding people for their helpfulness may,in the long run,undermine their self-motivated altruism?

According to the text,a possible explanation for why people far from home leave tips for waiters is that

Ben is trying to hitch-hike a ride into the city after his car broke down on the highway.He will have the most success in getting help from others if he

If victims seem to have created their own problems by laziness or lack of foresight,we are less willing to offer help.Helping responses are thus closely tied to

Schaller and Cialdini told participants who felt sad over a suffering victim that their sadness was going to be relieved by listening to a comedy tape.Under these conditions,participants who felt empathy for the victim

According to research,helping ___________ a bad mood and __________ positive self-esteem.

According to the text,which of the following is a possible explanation for why people are kind to strangers they will never see again?

Bystanders will help the most under which of the following conditions?

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

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According to research,helping _ a bad mood and positive self-esteem.