Exam 9: Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others

When Milgram surveyed psychiatrists prior to conducting his famous "obedience to authority" studies, the psychiatrists predicted that about 60% of participants would deliver the most severe shocks.

Research on gender and helping indicates that male helpers tend to ____, and that female helpers tend to ____.

You are more likely to receive help on a crowded street corner than a lightly populated corner.

If a workgroup operates under the ____________________ norm, then each person in the group will be rewarded in direct proportion to the amount that he or she contributed.

According to the textbook authors, social psychologists have long viewed conformity as ____; newer research ____.

Una has done a number of things to annoy her boyfriend recently-she crashed his car, is repeatedly late for dates, and was rude to his mother-and she feels a bit bad. However, Una's boyfriend has forgiven her for each of her offenses. As a result, Una is likely to ____.

Which of the following is NOT a good example of prosocial behavior?

Research indicates that in societies where there is an intact rule of law, people are ____.

When helping is altruistically motivated, people will try to ____.

Research demonstrates that people are more likely to engage in kin selection ____.

In his classic research on obedience to authority, Milgram found that roughly ____ of participants eventually "went all the way" and administered the highest levels of shocks. Interestingly, a group of psychiatrists surveyed prior to the study estimated that ____ would do so.

Much of the time, people engage in altruistic behavior because doing so makes them feel good. Is it correct to conclude, then, that altruistic acts are fundamentally selfish? Or should such acts be considered altruistic despite their seemingly selfish motives? What do the textbook authors conclude about this?

Blaming the victim is an unfortunate consequence of the ____________________ assumption.

What do the text authors say about the kind of willingness to obey authority that Milgram witnessed in his research?

Star and Aisha are at a restaurant, and both of them are thinking about ordering a particular risotto plate. If Star goes ahead and orders the risotto, then Aisha will probably ____.

According to the textbook, the opposite of prosocial behavior is ____.

Research on the influence of physical attractiveness and helping indicates that people are more likely to help____________________individuals than they are____________________individuals.

Research on who helps whom indicates that ____.

Charlene feels empathy for children orphaned in the Sudan, and so she develops a charity to help them. Charlene loves the praise she receives for her efforts and takes great pride in the work she does. Charlene's behavioral motivation aligns most closely with the ____.

Laney is in an experiment. The experiment gives her some money and tells her she can keep it or send any part of it to someone else. If she decides to send money to someone else, the experimenter will triple the amount. Of course, there is no guarantee that you will get anything back. Laney is in an experiment using a ____.