Question 1

A cross-cultural examination of helping found that

Accepted Answer

A)  Japanese and Chinese individuals help more than American individuals. 
B)  American individuals are less willing to help people outside their groups than Japanese and Chinese individuals, but more willing to help people within their own groups than Japanese and Chinese individuals. 
C)  American individuals are more willing to help people outside their groups than Japanese and Chinese individuals, but less willing to help people within their own groups than Japanese and Chinese individuals. 
D)  American individuals help more than Japanese or Chinese individuals. 
A)  Japanese and Chinese individuals help more than American individuals. 
B)  American individuals are less willing to help people outside their groups than Japanese and Chinese individuals, but more willing to help people within their own groups than Japanese and Chinese individuals. 
C)  American individuals are more willing to help people outside their groups than Japanese and Chinese individuals, but less willing to help people within their own groups than Japanese and Chinese individuals. 
D)  American individuals help more than Japanese or Chinese individuals.

Question 2

Your text states that the cornerstone of the ________ model of helping is a desire to reduce the distress one feels when observing suffering.

Accepted Answer

A)  distress/benefit 
B)  arousal/cost-reward 
C)  two-factor 
D)  cognitive-emotive 
A)  distress/benefit 
B)  arousal/cost-reward 
C)  two-factor 
D)  cognitive-emotive

Question 3

If you are a parent who wants your children to develop broadly charitable natures,you should

Accepted Answer

A)  provide your children with training in classical economic theory. 
B)  provide positive contact in the home with people from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. 
C)  encourage your children to play with other children similar to them. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  provide your children with training in classical economic theory. 
B)  provide positive contact in the home with people from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. 
C)  encourage your children to play with other children similar to them. 
D)  none of the above

Question 4

Which of the following is true of individuals who were exposed to a larger variety of people while growing up?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more likely to help strangers. 
B)  They are more likely to help relatives. 
C)  They are more likely to help in private than in public. 
D)  They are less likely to seek help. 
A)  They are more likely to help strangers. 
B)  They are more likely to help relatives. 
C)  They are more likely to help in private than in public. 
D)  They are less likely to seek help.

Question 5

Describe how you could increase helping behavior by enhancing self-focus,and provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Students should explain that self-focus

Question 6

Your text recounts the story of Rabbi Kalisch's answer to the Japanese High Command's question,"Why should we protect you from the Nazis?" The Rabbi's highly effective answer was

Accepted Answer

A)  "Because the Nazis are forcing you." 
B)  "Because we represent diversity." 
C)  "Because we're Asian, like you." 
D)  "Because we need you." 
A)  "Because the Nazis are forcing you." 
B)  "Because we represent diversity." 
C)  "Because we're Asian, like you." 
D)  "Because we need you."

Question 7

The mood management hypothesis states that people

Accepted Answer

A)  use other people's reactions to determine whether or not to help. 
B)  help others in order to manage their moods. 
C)  help others in order to manage the moods of the people around them. 
D)  use environmental cues to initiate as well as to limit helping behavior. 
A)  use other people's reactions to determine whether or not to help. 
B)  help others in order to manage their moods. 
C)  help others in order to manage the moods of the people around them. 
D)  use environmental cues to initiate as well as to limit helping behavior.

Question 8

The concept of ________ refers to the likelihood that one's genetic makeup will be preserved not just in one's life but in future generations.

Accepted Answer

A)  social validation 
B)  inclusive fitness 
C)  social comparison 
D)  reproductive ranging 
A)  social validation 
B)  inclusive fitness 
C)  social comparison 
D)  reproductive ranging

Question 9

Self-focus is LESS likely to increase helping when

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A)  we think about a personal problem or failure experience. 
B)  we are in a happy mood. 
C)  we have high self-esteem. 
D)  the person who needs help is similar to us. 
A)  we think about a personal problem or failure experience. 
B)  we are in a happy mood. 
C)  we have high self-esteem. 
D)  the person who needs help is similar to us.

Question 10

Which of the following concepts best helps to explain how labeling influences people's helping behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  James' stream of consciousness 
B)  Cooley's "looking glass self" 
C)  increased self-focus 
D)  actual-ideal self discrepancy 
A)  James' stream of consciousness 
B)  Cooley's "looking glass self" 
C)  increased self-focus 
D)  actual-ideal self discrepancy

Question 11

The survival of one's genes in one's own offspring and in any relatives one helps is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal altruism. 
B)  genetic determinism. 
C)  prosocial relatedness. 
D)  inclusive fitness. 
A)  reciprocal altruism. 
B)  genetic determinism. 
C)  prosocial relatedness. 
D)  inclusive fitness.

Question 12

Shotland and Straw (1976)simulated a potential emergency where a physical confrontation between a man and a woman occurred.They found that

Accepted Answer

A)  helping behaviors by women were more frequent than helping behaviors by men. 
B)  helping behaviors by men were more frequent than helping behaviors by women. 
C)  observers assumed that the two were romantically involved, and did not help due to fear of social disapproval. 
D)  observers assumed that the two were strangers, and did not help due to fear of social disapproval. 
A)  helping behaviors by women were more frequent than helping behaviors by men. 
B)  helping behaviors by men were more frequent than helping behaviors by women. 
C)  observers assumed that the two were romantically involved, and did not help due to fear of social disapproval. 
D)  observers assumed that the two were strangers, and did not help due to fear of social disapproval.

A cross-cultural examination of helping found that

Your text states that the cornerstone of the ________ model of helping is a desire to reduce the distress one feels when observing suffering.

If you are a parent who wants your children to develop broadly charitable natures,you should

Which of the following is true of individuals who were exposed to a larger variety of people while growing up?

Describe how you could increase helping behavior by enhancing self-focus,and provide an example.

Your text recounts the story of Rabbi Kalisch's answer to the Japanese High Command's question,"Why should we protect you from the Nazis?" The Rabbi's highly effective answer was

The mood management hypothesis states that people

The concept of ________ refers to the likelihood that one's genetic makeup will be preserved not just in one's life but in future generations.

Self-focus is LESS likely to increase helping when

Which of the following concepts best helps to explain how labeling influences people's helping behavior?

The survival of one's genes in one's own offspring and in any relatives one helps is known as

Shotland and Straw (1976)simulated a potential emergency where a physical confrontation between a man and a woman occurred.They found that

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Exam 9: Prosocial Behavior

A cross-cultural examination of helping found that

Your text states that the cornerstone of the ________ model of helping is a desire to reduce the distress one feels when observing suffering.

If you are a parent who wants your children to develop broadly charitable natures,you should

Which of the following is true of individuals who were exposed to a larger variety of people while growing up?

Describe how you could increase helping behavior by enhancing self-focus,and provide an example.

Your text recounts the story of Rabbi Kalisch's answer to the Japanese High Command's question,"Why should we protect you from the Nazis?" The Rabbi's highly effective answer was

The mood management hypothesis states that people

The concept of ________ refers to the likelihood that one's genetic makeup will be preserved not just in one's life but in future generations.

Self-focus is LESS likely to increase helping when

Which of the following concepts best helps to explain how labeling influences people's helping behavior?

The survival of one's genes in one's own offspring and in any relatives one helps is known as

Shotland and Straw (1976)simulated a potential emergency where a physical confrontation between a man and a woman occurred.They found that

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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