Question 1

All of the following are some of the steps in the decision-making process model of helping, except

Accepted Answer

A)  noticing something is happening. 
B)  interpret the event as an emergency. 
C)  notice the presence of others and their actions. 
D)  decide how to help. 
A)  noticing something is happening. 
B)  interpret the event as an emergency. 
C)  notice the presence of others and their actions. 
D)  decide how to help.

Question 2

Brooke decided that she would send a donation to a charitable organization that rescues horses since they sent her a set of very attractive address labels. The organization was hoping to get donations based on the ideas of the norm of

Accepted Answer

A)  assertion. 
B)  reaction. 
C)  social responsibility. 
D)  reciprocity. 
A)  assertion. 
B)  reaction. 
C)  social responsibility. 
D)  reciprocity.

Question 3

In Darley and Batson's (1973) research on seminary students who were going to give a speech about the Good Samaritan, which group was most likely to stop and help someone in need?

Accepted Answer

A)  the people who were not in a hurry 
B)  the people who were in a moderate amount of hurry 
C)  the people who were in a big hurry 
D)  Surprisingly, all of these groups were equally likely to help. 
A)  the people who were not in a hurry 
B)  the people who were in a moderate amount of hurry 
C)  the people who were in a big hurry 
D)  Surprisingly, all of these groups were equally likely to help.

Question 4

Immediately after the 9/11 attacks, people across the country gave money, blood and assistance in other ways; an example of helping based on the ideas of the norm of

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocity. 
B)  social responsibility. 
C)  reaction. 
D)  assertion. 
A)  reciprocity. 
B)  social responsibility. 
C)  reaction. 
D)  assertion.

Question 5

According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis, a person who engages in altruistic helping likely experienced what emotional response?

Accepted Answer

A)  anger 
B)  personal distress 
C)  empathy 
D)  frustration 
A)  anger 
B)  personal distress 
C)  empathy 
D)  frustration

Question 6

According to the textbook, all of the following are explanations of why a good mood increases helping, except

Accepted Answer

A)  we are looking for social acceptance. 
B)  we want to maintain our good mood and seeing someone suffer threatens that. 
C)  we focus more on the benefits of helping. 
D)  we experience more self-awareness. 
A)  we are looking for social acceptance. 
B)  we want to maintain our good mood and seeing someone suffer threatens that. 
C)  we focus more on the benefits of helping. 
D)  we experience more self-awareness.

Question 7

Describe the development of empathy and how empathy influences prosocial behaviours.

Accepted Answer

Empathy is the ability to understand and

Question 8

Neuroscientists believe that, in the future, they may be able to explain empathy as a function of

Accepted Answer

A)  master neurons. 
B)  mimic neurons. 
C)  motor neurons. 
D)  mirror neurons. 
A)  master neurons. 
B)  mimic neurons. 
C)  motor neurons. 
D)  mirror neurons.

Question 9

The idea that we should help those who are in need of assistance, because they will then help us in the future is referred to as the norm of

Accepted Answer

A)  social responsibility. 
B)  reciprocity. 
C)  assertion. 
D)  reaction. 
A)  social responsibility. 
B)  reciprocity. 
C)  assertion. 
D)  reaction.

Question 10

Which personality dimension is positively correlated with reciprocal altruism?

Accepted Answer

A)  openness 
B)  emotional stability 
C)  neuroticism 
D)  agreeableness 
A)  openness 
B)  emotional stability 
C)  neuroticism 
D)  agreeableness

Question 11

How does race tend to impact jury decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jurors tend to be more sympathetic toward someone of their same race. 
B)  Jurors tend to be just as sympathetic toward someone of their same race as someone of a different race. 
C)  Jurors tend to be less sympathetic toward someone of their same race. 
D)  This relationship has not yet been studied. 
A)  Jurors tend to be more sympathetic toward someone of their same race. 
B)  Jurors tend to be just as sympathetic toward someone of their same race as someone of a different race. 
C)  Jurors tend to be less sympathetic toward someone of their same race. 
D)  This relationship has not yet been studied.

Question 12

All of the following are true about the negative-state relief hypothesis, except

Accepted Answer

A)  helping can be motivated by a desire to make yourself feel good for helping. 
B)  if you are in a bad mood, you may engage in helping behaviours to feel better. 
C)  treating oneself to a gift can make us happier. 
D)  if you can feel better some other way, you probably won't help. 
A)  helping can be motivated by a desire to make yourself feel good for helping. 
B)  if you are in a bad mood, you may engage in helping behaviours to feel better. 
C)  treating oneself to a gift can make us happier. 
D)  if you can feel better some other way, you probably won't help.

Question 13

When Tameka was wondering how to provide quality care for her ailing mother, she considered how she would want to be treated if she was in the same situation. Tameka is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A)  empathy. 
B)  openness. 
C)  extraversion. 
D)  neuroticism. 
A)  empathy. 
B)  openness. 
C)  extraversion. 
D)  neuroticism.

Question 14

According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis, a key factor that influences whether a person engages in prosocial behaviour is

Accepted Answer

A)  how well they know the person. 
B)  the mood of the person. 
C)  the region of the country in which one resides. 
D)  the ability to take the perspective of the other person. 
A)  how well they know the person. 
B)  the mood of the person. 
C)  the region of the country in which one resides. 
D)  the ability to take the perspective of the other person.

Question 15

Latane & Darley (1970) identified certain features of emergencies that need to be considered before a decision is made to help. Which of the following is not such a feature?

Accepted Answer

A)  People do not have a lot of direct experience dealing with emergencies. 
B)  People need to consider the actions of others that are present in an emergency. 
C)  Emergencies differ and experience with one type of helping does not translate to helping in a different type of emergency. 
D)  Emergencies emerge suddenly; without time for planning. 
A)  People do not have a lot of direct experience dealing with emergencies. 
B)  People need to consider the actions of others that are present in an emergency. 
C)  Emergencies differ and experience with one type of helping does not translate to helping in a different type of emergency. 
D)  Emergencies emerge suddenly; without time for planning.

Question 16

What are the gender differences in being helped?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women are more likely than men to receive help because women are more likely than men to ask for help. 
B)  Women are more likely than men to receive help because people are more likely to take pity on a man than a woman. 
C)  Men are more likely than women to receive help because men are more likely than women to ask for help. 
D)  Men are more likely than women to receive help because people are more likely to take pity on a woman than a man. 
A)  Women are more likely than men to receive help because women are more likely than men to ask for help. 
B)  Women are more likely than men to receive help because people are more likely to take pity on a man than a woman. 
C)  Men are more likely than women to receive help because men are more likely than women to ask for help. 
D)  Men are more likely than women to receive help because people are more likely to take pity on a woman than a man.

Question 17

The idea that people can be reluctant to help for fear of making a bad impression on others, by appearing stupid or overly cautious is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  bystander effect. 
B)  audience inhibition. 
C)  reluctance effect. 
D)  social impression. 
A)  bystander effect. 
B)  audience inhibition. 
C)  reluctance effect. 
D)  social impression.

Question 18

Research suggests that as much as 10% of empathy may be inherited.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Kim is an English major in a successful romantic relationship who wants to become a famous fiction writer one day. According to the self-evaluation maintenance model, when is Kim LEAST likely to help her friend Rachel?

Accepted Answer

A)  When Rachel needs relationship advice. 
B)  When Rachel needs help submitting fiction to the college's annual fiction contest. 
C)  When Rachel needs a place to stay during Thanksgiving. 
D)  When Rachel needs help with her chemistry homework. 
A)  When Rachel needs relationship advice. 
B)  When Rachel needs help submitting fiction to the college's annual fiction contest. 
C)  When Rachel needs a place to stay during Thanksgiving. 
D)  When Rachel needs help with her chemistry homework.

Question 20

A model describing helping behaviour as caused by the physiological arousal resulting from seeing someone in need of help, but also the calculation of the costs and rewards of providing such help is referred to as _______-_______ model.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A model describing helping behaviour as caused...

All of the following are some of the steps in the decision-making process model of helping, except

Brooke decided that she would send a donation to a charitable organization that rescues horses since they sent her a set of very attractive address labels. The organization was hoping to get donations based on the ideas of the norm of

In Darley and Batson's (1973) research on seminary students who were going to give a speech about the Good Samaritan, which group was most likely to stop and help someone in need?

Immediately after the 9/11 attacks, people across the country gave money, blood and assistance in other ways; an example of helping based on the ideas of the norm of

According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis, a person who engages in altruistic helping likely experienced what emotional response?

According to the textbook, all of the following are explanations of why a good mood increases helping, except

Describe the development of empathy and how empathy influences prosocial behaviours.

Neuroscientists believe that, in the future, they may be able to explain empathy as a function of

The idea that we should help those who are in need of assistance, because they will then help us in the future is referred to as the norm of

Which personality dimension is positively correlated with reciprocal altruism?

How does race tend to impact jury decisions?

All of the following are true about the negative-state relief hypothesis, except

When Tameka was wondering how to provide quality care for her ailing mother, she considered how she would want to be treated if she was in the same situation. Tameka is demonstrating

According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis, a key factor that influences whether a person engages in prosocial behaviour is

Latane & Darley (1970) identified certain features of emergencies that need to be considered before a decision is made to help. Which of the following is not such a feature?

What are the gender differences in being helped?

The idea that people can be reluctant to help for fear of making a bad impression on others, by appearing stupid or overly cautious is known as

Research suggests that as much as 10% of empathy may be inherited.

Kim is an English major in a successful romantic relationship who wants to become a famous fiction writer one day. According to the self-evaluation maintenance model, when is Kim LEAST likely to help her friend Rachel?

A model describing helping behaviour as caused by the physiological arousal resulting from seeing someone in need of help, but also the calculation of the costs and rewards of providing such help is referred to as _-_ model.

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Exam 13: Altruism and Prosocial Behaviour

All of the following are some of the steps in the decision-making process model of helping, except

Brooke decided that she would send a donation to a charitable organization that rescues horses since they sent her a set of very attractive address labels. The organization was hoping to get donations based on the ideas of the norm of

In Darley and Batson's (1973) research on seminary students who were going to give a speech about the Good Samaritan, which group was most likely to stop and help someone in need?

Immediately after the 9/11 attacks, people across the country gave money, blood and assistance in other ways; an example of helping based on the ideas of the norm of

According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis, a person who engages in altruistic helping likely experienced what emotional response?

According to the textbook, all of the following are explanations of why a good mood increases helping, except

Describe the development of empathy and how empathy influences prosocial behaviours.

Neuroscientists believe that, in the future, they may be able to explain empathy as a function of

The idea that we should help those who are in need of assistance, because they will then help us in the future is referred to as the norm of

Which personality dimension is positively correlated with reciprocal altruism?

How does race tend to impact jury decisions?

All of the following are true about the negative-state relief hypothesis, except

When Tameka was wondering how to provide quality care for her ailing mother, she considered how she would want to be treated if she was in the same situation. Tameka is demonstrating

According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis, a key factor that influences whether a person engages in prosocial behaviour is

Latane & Darley (1970) identified certain features of emergencies that need to be considered before a decision is made to help. Which of the following is not such a feature?

What are the gender differences in being helped?

The idea that people can be reluctant to help for fear of making a bad impression on others, by appearing stupid or overly cautious is known as

Research suggests that as much as 10% of empathy may be inherited.

Kim is an English major in a successful romantic relationship who wants to become a famous fiction writer one day. According to the self-evaluation maintenance model, when is Kim LEAST likely to help her friend Rachel?

A model describing helping behaviour as caused by the physiological arousal resulting from seeing someone in need of help, but also the calculation of the costs and rewards of providing such help is referred to as _______-_______ model.

Introducing Social Psychology

Research Methods

Self-Perception

Social Perception

Social Cognition

Attitude Formation and Change

Persuasion

Social Influence

Group Processes

Intergroup Relations

Stereotype, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Aggression

Attraction and Close Relationships

Filters

A model describing helping behaviour as caused by the physiological arousal resulting from seeing someone in need of help, but also the calculation of the costs and rewards of providing such help is referred to as _-_ model.