Question 1

The idea of inclusive fitness suggests that we are especially likely to help others

Accepted Answer

A)  when we are in a good mood. 
B)  who are similar to us. 
C)  when people are around to observe our actions. 
D)  if we're religious. 
A)  when we are in a good mood. 
B)  who are similar to us. 
C)  when people are around to observe our actions. 
D)  if we're religious.

Question 2

The text discusses inclusive fitness within which goal of helping?

Accepted Answer

A)  managing self-image 
B)  managing our moods and emotions 
C)  gaining genetic and material benefits 
D)  gaining social status and approval 
A)  managing self-image 
B)  managing our moods and emotions 
C)  gaining genetic and material benefits 
D)  gaining social status and approval

Question 3

According to research by Tesser,we will try to help our friends succeed only as long as their success doesn't hurt our own self-esteem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  "Charity is better spent than saved." 
B)  "Charity, when received, is without bounds." 
C)  "Charity wounds him who receives." 
D)  "Charity is in the eye of the beholder." 
A)  "Charity is better spent than saved." 
B)  "Charity, when received, is without bounds." 
C)  "Charity wounds him who receives." 
D)  "Charity is in the eye of the beholder."

Question 5

According to the negative state relief model,sad individuals are LESS likely to help

Accepted Answer

A)  if they anticipate relatively large personal benefits of helping. 
B)  if helping is associated with praise from others. 
C)  if helping will change their mood. 
D)  if the helping act seems too costly. 
A)  if they anticipate relatively large personal benefits of helping. 
B)  if helping is associated with praise from others. 
C)  if helping will change their mood. 
D)  if the helping act seems too costly.

Question 6

The phenomenon of pluralistic ignorance is one in which bystanders in an emergency tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  suddenly forget what they know regarding delivering aid in emergency situations, due to overwhelming stress. 
B)  become "paralyzed" in emergency situations, due to overwhelming empathy for the person in the emergency situation. 
C)  perpetuate the mistakes of others while caring for a person in an emergency situation. 
D)  look around at other people who don't appear alarmed, and assume there's no emergency after all. 
A)  suddenly forget what they know regarding delivering aid in emergency situations, due to overwhelming stress. 
B)  become "paralyzed" in emergency situations, due to overwhelming empathy for the person in the emergency situation. 
C)  perpetuate the mistakes of others while caring for a person in an emergency situation. 
D)  look around at other people who don't appear alarmed, and assume there's no emergency after all.

Question 7

A study showed that Los Angeles motorists were more likely to stop and help the driver of a disabled car if they had witnessed another motorist doing the same thing a quarter mile before.This study demonstrated the effect of ________ on helping.

Accepted Answer

A)  population density 
B)  the interplay between individual and small group helping norms 
C)  making the norm of helping more conscious or prominent 
D)  exclusive fitness 
A)  population density 
B)  the interplay between individual and small group helping norms 
C)  making the norm of helping more conscious or prominent 
D)  exclusive fitness

Question 8

Alessandro wanted to help the victims of the recent earthquake in Italy.He anonymously established a fund to help the families of the victims.Even inside the banks no one knew who had done this.Alessandro did this without any desire for external or internal rewards.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  pure altruism. 
B)  intrinsic motivation. 
C)  extrinsic motivation. 
D)  philanthropic justification. 
A)  pure altruism. 
B)  intrinsic motivation. 
C)  extrinsic motivation. 
D)  philanthropic justification.

Question 9

The presence of other people is likely to increase helping in emergency situations when

Accepted Answer

A)  the situation is ambiguous. 
B)  the people who are present act alarmed. 
C)  diffusion of responsibility occurs. 
D)  pluralistic ignorance occurs. 
A)  the situation is ambiguous. 
B)  the people who are present act alarmed. 
C)  diffusion of responsibility occurs. 
D)  pluralistic ignorance occurs.

Question 10

Inclusive fitness refers to the survival of one's genes in one's offspring and in any relative one helps.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Men are more likely to help strangers,but women are more likely to help friends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of the negative state relief model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Looking at pictures of homeless children makes you feel sad, and you are more likely to donate money to these children. 
B)  You feel sad about your poor performance on today's exam and, on your way home, you donate a few dollars to a homeless person. 
C)  After recalling a sad event from your past, you are more likely to buy Girl Scout cookies. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Looking at pictures of homeless children makes you feel sad, and you are more likely to donate money to these children. 
B)  You feel sad about your poor performance on today's exam and, on your way home, you donate a few dollars to a homeless person. 
C)  After recalling a sad event from your past, you are more likely to buy Girl Scout cookies. 
D)  all of the above

Question 13

Describe the mood management hypothesis and provide an example of a helping situation that illustrates it.

Accepted Answer

The hypothesis is th

Question 14

We are LESS likely to help our friends

Accepted Answer

A)  who are similar to us. 
B)  who have low self-esteem. 
C)  after personal success. 
D)  when this would make them perform better than us on a task we care about. 
A)  who are similar to us. 
B)  who have low self-esteem. 
C)  after personal success. 
D)  when this would make them perform better than us on a task we care about.

Question 15

Which of the following,according to the negative state relief model,would be most likely to increase helping?

Accepted Answer

A)  reminiscing about unhappy events 
B)  reading a series of depressing statements 
C)  failing at a test 
D)  all of the above 
A)  reminiscing about unhappy events 
B)  reading a series of depressing statements 
C)  failing at a test 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

People in a happy mood are more careful when deciding who to help than are people in a sad mood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Describe the bystander effect and provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Bystander effect: the tendency

Question 18

Studies comparing identical and nonidentical twins have revealed that

Accepted Answer

A)  identical and nonidentical twins have similar helping patterns. 
B)  identical twins are more alike in their helping patterns than are nonidentical twins. 
C)  genetic factors play little role in the tendency to help. 
D)  identical and nonidentical twins were equally likely to help each other. 
A)  identical and nonidentical twins have similar helping patterns. 
B)  identical twins are more alike in their helping patterns than are nonidentical twins. 
C)  genetic factors play little role in the tendency to help. 
D)  identical and nonidentical twins were equally likely to help each other.

Question 19

What is the "looking glass self" and how does it relate to labeling and helping behavior?

Accepted Answer

The looking glass self is the idea that

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  social responsibility. 
B)  prosocial behavior. 
C)  benevolence. 
D)  pure altruism. 
A)  social responsibility. 
B)  prosocial behavior. 
C)  benevolence. 
D)  pure altruism.

The idea of inclusive fitness suggests that we are especially likely to help others

The text discusses inclusive fitness within which goal of helping?

According to research by Tesser,we will try to help our friends succeed only as long as their success doesn't hurt our own self-esteem.

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

According to the negative state relief model,sad individuals are LESS likely to help

The phenomenon of pluralistic ignorance is one in which bystanders in an emergency tend to

A study showed that Los Angeles motorists were more likely to stop and help the driver of a disabled car if they had witnessed another motorist doing the same thing a quarter mile before.This study demonstrated the effect of ________ on helping.

Alessandro wanted to help the victims of the recent earthquake in Italy.He anonymously established a fund to help the families of the victims.Even inside the banks no one knew who had done this.Alessandro did this without any desire for external or internal rewards.This is an example of

The presence of other people is likely to increase helping in emergency situations when

Inclusive fitness refers to the survival of one's genes in one's offspring and in any relative one helps.

Men are more likely to help strangers,but women are more likely to help friends.

Which of the following is an example of the negative state relief model?

Describe the mood management hypothesis and provide an example of a helping situation that illustrates it.

We are LESS likely to help our friends

Which of the following,according to the negative state relief model,would be most likely to increase helping?

People in a happy mood are more careful when deciding who to help than are people in a sad mood.

Describe the bystander effect and provide an example.

Studies comparing identical and nonidentical twins have revealed that

What is the "looking glass self" and how does it relate to labeling and helping behavior?

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

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

The idea of inclusive fitness suggests that we are especially likely to help others

The text discusses inclusive fitness within which goal of helping?

According to research by Tesser,we will try to help our friends succeed only as long as their success doesn't hurt our own self-esteem.

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

According to the negative state relief model,sad individuals are LESS likely to help

The phenomenon of pluralistic ignorance is one in which bystanders in an emergency tend to

A study showed that Los Angeles motorists were more likely to stop and help the driver of a disabled car if they had witnessed another motorist doing the same thing a quarter mile before.This study demonstrated the effect of ________ on helping.

Alessandro wanted to help the victims of the recent earthquake in Italy.He anonymously established a fund to help the families of the victims.Even inside the banks no one knew who had done this.Alessandro did this without any desire for external or internal rewards.This is an example of

The presence of other people is likely to increase helping in emergency situations when

Inclusive fitness refers to the survival of one's genes in one's offspring and in any relative one helps.

Men are more likely to help strangers,but women are more likely to help friends.

Which of the following is an example of the negative state relief model?

Describe the mood management hypothesis and provide an example of a helping situation that illustrates it.

We are LESS likely to help our friends

Which of the following,according to the negative state relief model,would be most likely to increase helping?

People in a happy mood are more careful when deciding who to help than are people in a sad mood.

Describe the bystander effect and provide an example.

Studies comparing identical and nonidentical twins have revealed that

What is the "looking glass self" and how does it relate to labeling and helping behavior?

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

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