Exam 9: Prosocial Behavior

Suzie is at a restaurant with her father and a woman across the room seems to be choking. Suzie decides that, given that there are a couple dozen people in the room, she is not responsible. Name and describe the social psychological concept that can help explains why Suzie does not feel responsible.

Studies comparing identical and nonidentical twins have revealed that

Suppose that you encounter a potential emergency situation in which someone needs help. How might the presence of other bystanders as sources of informationabout helping influence your decision to help? Give an example of an emergency situation and describe how the presence of other people might influence the likelihood of receiving help.

Very depressed people are more likely than non-depressed people to help others, because helping provides them with an opportunity to improve their mood.

When attempting to convince others to help us, it makes sense to convince them that

Researchers say that empathy

Research by Nancy Segal (2000) supports the concept of inclusive fitness in studies showing that_________________ are more alike in their helping patterns and are more likely to aid each other than are_________________ .

What are the approximate ages at which help seeking behavior is likely to decrease, and why?

Happy individuals are likely to help

Suppose that you encounter a potential emergency situation in which someone needs help. How might the presence of other bystanders as sourcesof help influence your decision to help? Give an example of an emergency situation and describe how the presence of other people might influence the likelihood of receiving help.

Personal norms are

Your sibling is training to make a spot on a sports team. According to research by Tesser and colleagues, in which of the following situations would you be LESS likely to help your sibling train?

People who are in need frequently do not request help. The primary reason for this phenomenon is summed up by Marcel Mauss, who stated,

Research has demonstrated that_________________students tend to be_________________prosocial than many other college students.

Relative to sad individuals, very happy individuals are likely to help

In a research study, participants who did poorly on a task were given a chance to give clues to help a friend and a stranger perform the same task. The results of the study indicated that participants gave better clues to

Sometimes onlookers fail to assist in an emergency because each person in the group decides that the situation is not really an emergency because no one else is acting alarmed or helping. This phenomenon is known as

The arousal/cost reward model is used to explain helping in emergencies.

Describe three important person-situation interactions that have been found relevant to prosocial behavior. Give "real-life" examples of each one.

Helping that is not intended to result in either external or internal reward for the helper is called