Exam 13: Prosocial Behavior: Why We Help and Why We Don’t

In an emergency situation,you would want less people to be present because you would be more likely to receive help from any one individual.

Which of the following is considered the second step in Latane and Darley's Decision Model of Bystander Intervention?

Based on the concept of kin selection,you would be more likely to help your sister than a close friend.

Research suggests that we are more likely to offer assistance to people when we view their circumstances as something out of their control as opposed to something they might have 'caused' themselves.In other words,helping behavior is related to:

The notion that we help others to promote the survival our species is a ________ explanation for helping behavior.

As the number of people present in a situation ________ responsibility to help ________.

_______ describes the five steps that must be met before a bystander will intervene to help in an emergency.

When Ilene weighs the personal costs of donating time at a charity event (e.g.,giving up her weekend)to personal benefits (e.g.,feeling good about herself), she is engaging in decision-making process known as cost-benefit analysis.

Which of the following is NOT a specific step described in Latane and Darley's Decision Model of Bystander Intervention?

Design a program to enhance and increase prosocial behavior among children.Describe something that could be implemented at home and something that could be implemented in schools.

Based on the notion of kin selection,you could most easily explain which of the following helping scenarios?

_______ and _______ developed a major theory called the Decision Model of Bystander Intervention.

Engaging in actions that restore,in one's own mind,the proper moral order is known as:

If you were in need of assistance,would you want a passerby to be in a good mood or bad? Explain why.

If you want to teach your children to engage in helping behavior throughout their lives,you could do which of the following?

People are less likely to notice an emergency under which of the following circumstances?

Research suggests that learning about the bystander effect will have what effect on people's willingness to help?

A good way for Sarah to increase her son's prosocial behavior is to engage in lots of volunteer opportunities to act as a model for how one should behave towards others.

You have just experienced the death of a loved one and are in need of encouragement,empathy,and support.You might be more likely to receive help from:

You are more likely to help someone who: