Exam 9: Prosocial Behavior

When he is in a happy mood, Gustav enjoys helps people whenever he can, whether he receives a personal benefit or not. When he is in a sad mood, on the other hand, he helps others only when he thinks he will receive great pleasure out of helping or some other personal benefit. In his approach to helping, Gustav is similar to a(n)_________________while he is in a happy mood; but he is similar to a(n)_________________while he is in a sad mood.

Describe how similarity and familiarity can affect helping, and give an example for each concept.

What is a behavioral genetics method for disentangling the effects of heredity and the environment on helping?

It is thought that the reason people in_________________moods are particularly helpful is that .

The tendency to help close relatives rather than nonrelatives is much more pronounced

The arousal/cost-reward model refers to_________________whereas the negative state relief model refers to_________________.

Sometimes, people will refuse to ask for and accept needed help in order to

Jonathan is in a life-threatening emergency situation and needs help. Which of the following people is most likely to want to help him?

People with high self-esteem are more likely to ask for help when they need it than people with low self-esteem.

Tomarkin had donated several times during the course of the year when an earthquake struck in a neighboring state. He gave generously to the relief fund. When a tsunami hit one of the Japanese islands, he also gave generously to aid the victims. Then forest fires left many people in California homeless. Once again, Tomarkin aided the relief effort. Although the frequent help didn't elevate Tomarkin's view of himself as helpful, it did make him more confident that he is a helpful individual. This is an example of

The advice, "Do not criticize someone until you walk in their shoes" requires

Imagine that your boss has just told you how disappointed he is at your performance over the past few weeks, and warns you to improve your performance. As you sadly walk home, a reasonably well-dressed homeless man and his child ask you if there is any work they can do for a few dollars. They don't look dangerous, and your lawn needs to be cut. According to the mood management hypothesis,

Imagine that you participate in an experiment where you are in a private cubicle from which you communicate with other students over an intercom. Suddenly you hear over the intercom that a student is starting to have an epileptic seizure. According to research, you will be most likely to leave your cubicle and try to help if

All of the following activities render individuals more self-focused and more likely to help others EXCEPT

A cross-cultural examination of helping found that

Which of the following explanations does the text give for the fact that Catherine Genovese was killed while 38 neighbors observed and none of them helped?

One criticism of Batson's empathy-altruism hypothesis is that

Diffusion of responsibility occurs when many people feel a responsibility to help in an emergency.

According to research on the arousal/cost-reward model of helping, if you are in an emergency and need help, you will be more likely to receive help if you do all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding gender and asking for help?