Question 1

The idea that natural selection led to greater tendencies to help close relatives over helping those with whom we have little genetic relation is called:

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A) prosocial behavior. 
B) altruism. 
C) communal orientation. 
D) kin selection. 
A) prosocial behavior. 
B) altruism. 
C) communal orientation. 
D) kin selection. D

Question 2

Researchers found that people were more likely to offer help if they had been asked to do a task that involved thinking about a:

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A) coworker. 
B) person they do not like. 
C) close friend. 
D) stigmatized group. 
A) coworker. 
B) person they do not like. 
C) close friend. 
D) stigmatized group. C

Question 3

Recent research suggests that observing groups such as the homeless and drug addicts triggers:

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A) disgust. 
B) anger. 
C) sympathy. 
D) happiness. 
A) disgust. 
B) anger. 
C) sympathy. 
D) happiness. A

Question 4

Women are more likely to help:

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A) in potentially dangerous situations. 
B) when norms for chivalry are present. 
C) in any situation. 
D) when it involves volunteering time on an ongoing basis. 
A) in potentially dangerous situations. 
B) when norms for chivalry are present. 
C) in any situation. 
D) when it involves volunteering time on an ongoing basis.

Question 5

Research by Batson and colleagues (1981)indicates that people low in empathy will only help someone if they:

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A) would suffer by not helping. 
B) had first played a prosocial video game. 
C) are forced to. 
D) are religious. 
A) would suffer by not helping. 
B) had first played a prosocial video game. 
C) are forced to. 
D) are religious.

Question 6

The third step on the path to helping is to:

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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 7

Studies indicate that guilt:

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A) decreases helping. 
B) increases helping. 
C) has no effect on helping. 
D) increases helping among children but not adults. 
A) decreases helping. 
B) increases helping. 
C) has no effect on helping. 
D) increases helping among children but not adults.

Question 8

Carl buys a homeless man lunch.He does this purely because he wants to help the man,not because he expects anything in return.This is an example of:

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A) altruism. 
B) kin selection. 
C) the norm of reciprocity. 
D) a social exchange. 
A) altruism. 
B) kin selection. 
C) the norm of reciprocity. 
D) a social exchange.

Question 9

Which of the following is the BEST example of altruism?

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A) Claire is a paid employee at a local nonprofit organization that helps homeless families. 
B) John helps his brother with his chores,if his brother is willing to help him with his homework. 
C) Roberto anonymously donates money every year to a local food bank. 
D) Julie volunteers at a local hospital after school,because she thinks it will help her get into a good college. 
A) Claire is a paid employee at a local nonprofit organization that helps homeless families. 
B) John helps his brother with his chores,if his brother is willing to help him with his homework. 
C) Roberto anonymously donates money every year to a local food bank. 
D) Julie volunteers at a local hospital after school,because she thinks it will help her get into a good college.

Question 10

All of the following are true EXCEPT which statement?

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A) Species other than humans can engage in prosocial behavior. 
B) Identical twins show correlations greater than 0.60 on prosocial behavior. 
C) Fraternal twins show correlations greater than 0.60 on prosocial behavior. 
D) Infants as young as 3 months prefer others who are helpful rather than hurtful. 
A) Species other than humans can engage in prosocial behavior. 
B) Identical twins show correlations greater than 0.60 on prosocial behavior. 
C) Fraternal twins show correlations greater than 0.60 on prosocial behavior. 
D) Infants as young as 3 months prefer others who are helpful rather than hurtful.

Question 11

Troy helped Tanisha move.Now Troy is planning on moving.Tanisha feels that she should help Troy,and she does so.This is an example of:

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A) altruism. 
B) egoism. 
C) the norm of reciprocity. 
D) the empathy gap. 
A) altruism. 
B) egoism. 
C) the norm of reciprocity. 
D) the empathy gap.

Question 12

Reminders of mortality are especially likely to inspire prosocial behavior when:

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A) people are high in self-esteem. 
B) the fear of death is low. 
C) prosocial cultural values have also been primed. 
D) people are low in self-awareness. 
A) people are high in self-esteem. 
B) the fear of death is low. 
C) prosocial cultural values have also been primed. 
D) people are low in self-awareness.

Question 13

Religious people tend to:

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A) make dispositional attributions. 
B) make situational attributions. 
C) not want to help others. 
D) help others only when they feel guilty. 
A) make dispositional attributions. 
B) make situational attributions. 
C) not want to help others. 
D) help others only when they feel guilty.

Question 14

Chen lives in a loud and busy part of New York City.He has gotten quite good at tuning out all the noise and thus did not hear a woman who was screaming for help.This is an example of:

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A) the bystander effect. 
B) prosocial behavior. 
C) urban overload. 
D) altruism. 
A) the bystander effect. 
B) prosocial behavior. 
C) urban overload. 
D) altruism.

Question 15

People's prosocial behavior is influenced by:

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A) only genes. 
B) only experiences. 
C) neither genes nor the environment. 
D) both genes and the environment. 
A) only genes. 
B) only experiences. 
C) neither genes nor the environment. 
D) both genes and the environment.

Question 16

With respect to helping behavior,the personality trait of agreeableness:

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A) best predicts helping when the person being helped is family. 
B) best predicts helping when the person being helped is a stranger. 
C) has not been shown to reliably predict helping. 
D) only predicts helping among religious individuals. 
A) best predicts helping when the person being helped is family. 
B) best predicts helping when the person being helped is a stranger. 
C) has not been shown to reliably predict helping. 
D) only predicts helping among religious individuals.

Question 17

All of the following are true about empathy EXCEPT which statement?

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A) Empathy makes people more likely to help when they focus on the individual. 
B) Empathy makes people more likely to help when they focus on a group. 
C) Perspective taking can help close the empathy gap. 
D) Asking people to visualize experiencing social rejection can help close the empathy gap. 
A) Empathy makes people more likely to help when they focus on the individual. 
B) Empathy makes people more likely to help when they focus on a group. 
C) Perspective taking can help close the empathy gap. 
D) Asking people to visualize experiencing social rejection can help close the empathy gap.

Question 18

All of the following are true about positive mood and helping EXCEPT which statement?

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A) Good moods are inherently rewarding. 
B) The effects of a good mood tend to be long-lasting. 
C) Positive moods make people see others more positively. 
D) Positive mood can arise from a wide variety of different sources. 
A) Good moods are inherently rewarding. 
B) The effects of a good mood tend to be long-lasting. 
C) Positive moods make people see others more positively. 
D) Positive mood can arise from a wide variety of different sources.

Question 19

Which of the following is the BEST example of altruism?

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A) Lisa volunteers at a local food pantry,because she wants her neighbors to see her as a good person. 
B) Jim buys gifts for poor children,because he knows it will make them happy. 
C) Rick donates money to charity,so he can claim it on his taxes. 
D) Veronica volunteers at her child's swim meet,because it is a required part of team membership. 
A) Lisa volunteers at a local food pantry,because she wants her neighbors to see her as a good person. 
B) Jim buys gifts for poor children,because he knows it will make them happy. 
C) Rick donates money to charity,so he can claim it on his taxes. 
D) Veronica volunteers at her child's swim meet,because it is a required part of team membership.

Question 20

When people express gratitude,we:

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A) feel collective guilt. 
B) have a communal orientation. 
C) are more likely to help again. 
D) are less likely to help again. 
A) feel collective guilt. 
B) have a communal orientation. 
C) are more likely to help again. 
D) are less likely to help again.

The idea that natural selection led to greater tendencies to help close relatives over helping those with whom we have little genetic relation is called:

Researchers found that people were more likely to offer help if they had been asked to do a task that involved thinking about a:

Recent research suggests that observing groups such as the homeless and drug addicts triggers:

Women are more likely to help:

Research by Batson and colleagues (1981)indicates that people low in empathy will only help someone if they:

The third step on the path to helping is to:

Studies indicate that guilt:

Carl buys a homeless man lunch.He does this purely because he wants to help the man,not because he expects anything in return.This is an example of:

Which of the following is the BEST example of altruism?

All of the following are true EXCEPT which statement?

Troy helped Tanisha move.Now Troy is planning on moving.Tanisha feels that she should help Troy,and she does so.This is an example of:

Reminders of mortality are especially likely to inspire prosocial behavior when:

Religious people tend to:

Chen lives in a loud and busy part of New York City.He has gotten quite good at tuning out all the noise and thus did not hear a woman who was screaming for help.This is an example of:

People's prosocial behavior is influenced by:

With respect to helping behavior,the personality trait of agreeableness:

All of the following are true about empathy EXCEPT which statement?

All of the following are true about positive mood and helping EXCEPT which statement?

Which of the following is the BEST example of altruism?

When people express gratitude,we:

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Exam 13: Prosocial Behavior

The idea that natural selection led to greater tendencies to help close relatives over helping those with whom we have little genetic relation is called:

Researchers found that people were more likely to offer help if they had been asked to do a task that involved thinking about a:

Recent research suggests that observing groups such as the homeless and drug addicts triggers:

Women are more likely to help:

Research by Batson and colleagues (1981)indicates that people low in empathy will only help someone if they:

The third step on the path to helping is to:

Studies indicate that guilt:

Carl buys a homeless man lunch.He does this purely because he wants to help the man,not because he expects anything in return.This is an example of:

Which of the following is the BEST example of altruism?

All of the following are true EXCEPT which statement?

Troy helped Tanisha move.Now Troy is planning on moving.Tanisha feels that she should help Troy,and she does so.This is an example of:

Reminders of mortality are especially likely to inspire prosocial behavior when:

Religious people tend to:

Chen lives in a loud and busy part of New York City.He has gotten quite good at tuning out all the noise and thus did not hear a woman who was screaming for help.This is an example of:

People's prosocial behavior is influenced by:

With respect to helping behavior,the personality trait of agreeableness:

All of the following are true about empathy EXCEPT which statement?

All of the following are true about positive mood and helping EXCEPT which statement?

Which of the following is the BEST example of altruism?

When people express gratitude,we:

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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