Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  only if the person who needs help is physically attractive. 
B)  only if the person who needs help is similar to them. 
C)  only if the costs of helping are low. 
D)  without much thought about the costs of helping. 
A)  only if the person who needs help is physically attractive. 
B)  only if the person who needs help is similar to them. 
C)  only if the costs of helping are low. 
D)  without much thought about the costs of helping. D

Question 2

Which example best illustrates prosocial behavior as defined by the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  Steve buys himself a new car after getting a promotion. 
B)  Doug decides to run for mayor because the current mayor is corrupt. 
C)  John borrows a book from the library without checking it out. 
D)  Bob donates his 1964 Ford Mustang to the Boy Scouts to help them raise money. 
A)  Steve buys himself a new car after getting a promotion. 
B)  Doug decides to run for mayor because the current mayor is corrupt. 
C)  John borrows a book from the library without checking it out. 
D)  Bob donates his 1964 Ford Mustang to the Boy Scouts to help them raise money. D

Question 3

Your text gives practical advice for a woman who is physically confronted or attacked by a man in a public place.In order to receive help,it is recommended that the woman shout

Accepted Answer

A)  "I don't know why I ever married you!" 
B)  "I don't know you!" 
C)  "I know why you are doing this!" 
D)  "I don't know why we can't get along!" 
A)  "I don't know why I ever married you!" 
B)  "I don't know you!" 
C)  "I know why you are doing this!" 
D)  "I don't know why we can't get along!" B

Question 4

Describe three situational factors that are relevant to performing prosocial action and give an example of each factor.

Accepted Answer

Students should describe three

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  you are the only person who can hear the seizure. 
B)  there is one other person connected to the intercom who can hear the seizure. 
C)  there are four other people connected to the intercom who can hear the seizure. 
D)  you don't know the person who is having the seizure. 
A)  you are the only person who can hear the seizure. 
B)  there is one other person connected to the intercom who can hear the seizure. 
C)  there are four other people connected to the intercom who can hear the seizure. 
D)  you don't know the person who is having the seizure.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Possible interactions include: genetic s

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Bystanders can influence the decision to help in three ways.Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)  by serving as sources of potential help 
B)  by serving as sources of information about whether helping is required 
C)  by serving as sources of social and normative reactivity 
D)  by serving as sources of approval or disapproval of helping action 
A)  by serving as sources of potential help 
B)  by serving as sources of information about whether helping is required 
C)  by serving as sources of social and normative reactivity 
D)  by serving as sources of approval or disapproval of helping action

Question 9

Which of the following groups is LESS likely to seek needed help?

Accepted Answer

A)  people with low self-esteem as opposed to high self-esteem 
B)  people who have recently turned 60 
C)  women as opposed to men 
D)  children under age 6 or younger as opposed to children ages 7-8 
A)  people with low self-esteem as opposed to high self-esteem 
B)  people who have recently turned 60 
C)  women as opposed to men 
D)  children under age 6 or younger as opposed to children ages 7-8

Question 10

According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis,pure altruism

Accepted Answer

A)  will occur only when the person suffering is close to the potential helper. 
B)  will occur only if escape from the aversive helping situation is difficult. 
C)  will occur when empathic concern is elicited, because such concern orients a person away from his or her own welfare and toward another's welfare. 
D)  does not really exist, because it is incompatible with evolutionary theory. 
A)  will occur only when the person suffering is close to the potential helper. 
B)  will occur only if escape from the aversive helping situation is difficult. 
C)  will occur when empathic concern is elicited, because such concern orients a person away from his or her own welfare and toward another's welfare. 
D)  does not really exist, because it is incompatible with evolutionary theory.

Question 11

What are the effects of mild sadness and deep depression on helping behavior?

Accepted Answer

Mild sadness tends to increase helping,p

Question 12

Researchers say that empathy

Accepted Answer

A)  is unrelated to helping because it includes an emotional component. 
B)  is elicited especially by seeing the suffering of dissimilar others. 
C)  includes the cognitive component of perspective taking as well as an emotional component of sharing the feelings of another. 
D)  reduces helping in men but increases helping in women and has no influence on children or elderly. 
A)  is unrelated to helping because it includes an emotional component. 
B)  is elicited especially by seeing the suffering of dissimilar others. 
C)  includes the cognitive component of perspective taking as well as an emotional component of sharing the feelings of another. 
D)  reduces helping in men but increases helping in women and has no influence on children or elderly.

Question 13

Men were found to be more helpful than women

Accepted Answer

A)  when providing direct help in an emergency. 
B)  when providing informal counseling on personal problems. 
C)  when helping a friend rather than a stranger. 
D)  when helping involves small costs and large rewards. 
A)  when providing direct help in an emergency. 
B)  when providing informal counseling on personal problems. 
C)  when helping a friend rather than a stranger. 
D)  when helping involves small costs and large rewards.

Question 14

The negative state relief model predicts that people will use helping to raise their negative mood.Deeply depressed individuals,however,do not show elevated helping levels because

Accepted Answer

A)  deeply depressed individuals don't think that helping someone will influence their mood. 
B)  the negative mood of deeply depressed individuals is not related to the plight of the person in need. 
C)  deeply depressed individuals have an expanded sense of "we." 
D)  deeply depressed individuals are unable to properly interpret the needs of others. 
A)  deeply depressed individuals don't think that helping someone will influence their mood. 
B)  the negative mood of deeply depressed individuals is not related to the plight of the person in need. 
C)  deeply depressed individuals have an expanded sense of "we." 
D)  deeply depressed individuals are unable to properly interpret the needs of others.

Question 15

After posing for a photograph,Sarah would be ________ likely to help a student who dropped his papers because posing for the photograph would have made Sarah ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  less; more self-important 
B)  more; more selfless 
C)  less; concerned with inclusive fitness 
D)  more; self-focused 
A)  less; more self-important 
B)  more; more selfless 
C)  less; concerned with inclusive fitness 
D)  more; self-focused

Question 16

The mood management hypothesis states that people are more likely to help

Accepted Answer

A)  in order to manage dissonance, which can occur if one does not help a similar other. 
B)  in order to manage their self-image. 
C)  when they are happy. 
D)  when they are temporarily sad. 
A)  in order to manage dissonance, which can occur if one does not help a similar other. 
B)  in order to manage their self-image. 
C)  when they are happy. 
D)  when they are temporarily sad.

Question 17

We are more likely to help individuals who are similar to us and with whom we have had early contact in the home because

Accepted Answer

A)  we perceive such individuals as more physically attractive. 
B)  we perceive such individuals as having more charitable personalities. 
C)  we perceive such individuals as more likely to share our genes. 
D)  we perceive such individuals as being more likely to reciprocate helping. 
A)  we perceive such individuals as more physically attractive. 
B)  we perceive such individuals as having more charitable personalities. 
C)  we perceive such individuals as more likely to share our genes. 
D)  we perceive such individuals as being more likely to reciprocate helping.

Question 18

Which of the following individuals will be LEAST likely to help?

Accepted Answer

A)  a person with an expanded sense of "we" 
B)  a happy person 
C)  a sad person 
D)  a deeply depressed person 
A)  a person with an expanded sense of "we" 
B)  a happy person 
C)  a sad person 
D)  a deeply depressed person

Question 19

What is inclusive fitness,and how might it relate to prosocial behavior?

Accepted Answer

Inclusive fitness is the likelihood that

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Which example best illustrates prosocial behavior as defined by the text?

Your text gives practical advice for a woman who is physically confronted or attacked by a man in a public place.In order to receive help,it is recommended that the woman shout

Describe three situational factors that are relevant to performing prosocial action and give an example of each factor.

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

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

Bystanders can influence the decision to help in three ways.Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Which of the following groups is LESS likely to seek needed help?

According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis,pure altruism

What are the effects of mild sadness and deep depression on helping behavior?

Researchers say that empathy

Men were found to be more helpful than women

The negative state relief model predicts that people will use helping to raise their negative mood.Deeply depressed individuals,however,do not show elevated helping levels because

After posing for a photograph,Sarah would be likely to help a student who dropped his papers because posing for the photograph would have made Sarah .

The mood management hypothesis states that people are more likely to help

We are more likely to help individuals who are similar to us and with whom we have had early contact in the home because

Which of the following individuals will be LEAST likely to help?

What is inclusive fitness,and how might it relate to prosocial behavior?

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

Introduction to Social Psychology

The Person and the Situation

Social Cognition: Understanding Ourselves and Others

Presenting the Self

Attitudes and Persuasion

Social Influence: Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience

Affiliation and Friendship

Love and Romantic Relationships

Aggression

Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination

Groups

Social Dilemmas: Cooperation versus Conflict

Integrating Social Psychology

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Exam 9: Prosocial Behavior

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

Which example best illustrates prosocial behavior as defined by the text?

Your text gives practical advice for a woman who is physically confronted or attacked by a man in a public place.In order to receive help,it is recommended that the woman shout

Describe three situational factors that are relevant to performing prosocial action and give an example of each factor.

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

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

Bystanders can influence the decision to help in three ways.Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Which of the following groups is LESS likely to seek needed help?

According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis,pure altruism

What are the effects of mild sadness and deep depression on helping behavior?

Researchers say that empathy

Men were found to be more helpful than women

The negative state relief model predicts that people will use helping to raise their negative mood.Deeply depressed individuals,however,do not show elevated helping levels because

After posing for a photograph,Sarah would be ________ likely to help a student who dropped his papers because posing for the photograph would have made Sarah ________.

The mood management hypothesis states that people are more likely to help

We are more likely to help individuals who are similar to us and with whom we have had early contact in the home because

Which of the following individuals will be LEAST likely to help?

What is inclusive fitness,and how might it relate to prosocial behavior?

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

Introduction to Social Psychology

The Person and the Situation

Social Cognition: Understanding Ourselves and Others

Presenting the Self

Attitudes and Persuasion

Social Influence: Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience

Affiliation and Friendship

Love and Romantic Relationships

Aggression

Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination

Groups

Social Dilemmas: Cooperation versus Conflict

Integrating Social Psychology

Filters

After posing for a photograph,Sarah would be likely to help a student who dropped his papers because posing for the photograph would have made Sarah .