Question 1

A number of studies have revealed that doing well on a test, receiving a gift, and listening to pleasant music can increase helping.These consistent findings across investigations suggest that there is a ________ relation between ________ and helping.

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A)   negative; self-attention
B)   positive; rewards
C)   negative; positive mood
D)   positive; positive mood

Question 2

According to Latané and Darley (1970) , a number of things must occur before witnesses decide to intervene in an emergency situation.According to this stage model, when witnesses ________, costs of helping will be most relevant to their behavior.

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A)   decide whether to implement their decision to help
B)   attempt to determine whether the event is actually an emergency
C)   decide whether they are personally responsible to intervene
D)   decide whether they have the necessary skills to intervene

Question 3

When other bystanders are present, people are less likely to interpret an event as an emergency.________ best explains why this is so.

Accepted Answer

A)   Normative social influence
B)   Informational social influence
C)   The norm of obedience
D)   The overload hypothesis

Question 4

Although evidence from studies presented in the chapter suggests that people are more likely to help family than strangers or friends in some situations, they also note that people are equally likely to help a friend or family member under which of the following circumstances?

Accepted Answer

A)   a life-threatening emergency
B)   a life-threatening nonemergency
C)   any life-threatening situation
D)   a non-life-threatening situation

Question 5

It would seem reasonable to assume that people would be more likely to help others who are part of their in-groups than their out-groups.It is not quite as simple and straightforward as that, however.Explain.

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Question 6

Receiving help can lower a person's self-esteem when the

Accepted Answer

A)   helper's demonstration of superior skill leads the recipient to feel incompetent.
B)   recipient is worried about repaying the favor in the future.
C)   helper is of a different gender than the recipient.
D)   helper is supportive and concerned.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the three reasons why being in a good mood would make someone more likely to help another person?

Accepted Answer

A)   Good moods help us look on the bright side of life.
B)   Being in a good mood increases empathy.
C)   Helping others can prolong a good mood.
D)   Good moods increase self-attention.

Question 8

When community service work is required by a school or business, there is the downside risk that people will infer that they are volunteering only because it is required and will be less likely to freely volunteer in the future.This risk is known as the

Accepted Answer

A)   self-fulfilling prophecy.
B)   spotlight effect.
C)   overjustification effect.
D)   door-in-the-face effect.

Question 9

In research presented in the text, participants were exposed to a lecture on social-psychological factors that inhibit helping.Later, these participants were put into a potential helping situation.The results suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)   participants who learned about factors which inhibit helping were more likely to help.
B)   participants who learned about factors which inhibit helping were less likely to help.
C)   learning about factors which inhibit helping has no effect on helping behavior.
D)   learning about factors which inhibit helping can increase helping behavior, depending on the participant's personality.

Question 10

According to Batson (1991) , when people experience empathy with another in need, ________ motivates helping.

Accepted Answer

A)   maximizing rewards and minimizing costs
B)   passing their genes to the next generation
C)   making a difference in the world
D)   helping others independent of self-interest

Question 11

According to the gender differences presented by the authors of your text, generally speaking, ________ would be more likely to help an aging relative with daily tasks than ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a man; a woman
B)   a woman; a man
C)   neither gender; the other
D)   Caucasian women; Asian men

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a topic for positive psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)   qualities that assist healthy human functioning
B)   humans' strengths
C)   ways to improve people's lives
D)   treatments for depression

Question 13

Andrew would be more likely to help than Carol in which of the following situations, based purely on the gender differences discussed by the authors of your text?

Accepted Answer

A)   volunteering at a soup kitchen
B)   helping a terminally ill relative with daily tasks for several years
C)   diving in and saving a child who appears to be drowning
D)   donating money to a charity

Question 14

In the grocery store one evening, Yolanda is in a good mood after earning a promotion at work, but Trudy is feeling quite guilty for stealing office supplies from work.When another shopper collapses on the ground unconscious, Yolanda would be likely to help according to the ________, while Trudy would be likely to help according to the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   kinship effect; feel bad, do good effect
B)   feel good, do good effect; evolutionary explanation
C)   feel good, do good effect; feel bad, do good effect
D)   kinship effect; evolutionary explanation

Question 15

Recall that the introduction to Chapter 11 (Prosocial Behavior)  began with a description of several of the citizen-heroes of September 11, 2001-for example William Wik, who refused to flee to personal safety because there were still people to be rescued.He died when a tower collapsed.Wik was willing to sacrifice his own life to save others, and his behavior could thus best be described as

Accepted Answer

A)   altruistic.
B)   prosocial.
C)   evolutionarily adaptive.
D)   an example of kin selection.

Question 16

Complete the following analogy about the effects of mood on helping behavior.________: feel bad, do good :: happiness: ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Guilt; evolutionary theory
B)   Anger; empathy-altruism hypothesis
C)   Sadness; kinship selection effect
D)   Guilt; feel good, do good effect

Question 17

Joseph was on the subway when he noticed a man lying slumped over on the seat.Joseph looked around at the other passengers, who seemed calm and unconcerned.Joseph concluded that the man was probably okay.However, the other passengers may have been looking around at Joseph, to see how he reacted.This would be an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   social reciprocity.
B)   pluralistic ignorance.
C)   false uniqueness.
D)   conformity.

Question 18

Jim dives into the water to help his drowning sister; Ivan dives into the water to help a total stranger because he wanted to impress his new girlfriend and is a trained lifeguard.Jim's motive to help is best explained by ________, while Ivan's motive to help is best explained by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   evolutionary theory; kin selection
B)   evolutionary theory; social exchange theory
C)   social exchange theory; empathy-altruism hypothesis
D)   kin selection; empathy-altruism hypothesis

Question 19

Prosocial behavior is

Accepted Answer

A)   performed with the goal of benefiting another person.
B)   appreciated by everyone we help.
C)   performed without regard to a person's self-interest.
D)   all of the above

Question 20

In order to best predict whether people will help another person, it is best to know something about ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   their personality; the particular situation in question
B)   their parents' disciplinary practices; their personality
C)   their relationship with the other person; their personality
D)   the costs and rewards of helping; the particulars of the situation in question

Exam 11: Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

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According to Batson (1991) , when people experience empathy with another in need, ________ motivates helping.

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In research presented in the text, participants were exposed to a lecture on social-psychological factors that inhibit helping.Later, these participants were put into a potential helping situation.The results suggest that

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Jim dives into the water to help his drowning sister; Ivan dives into the water to help a total stranger because he wanted to impress his new girlfriend and is a trained lifeguard.Jim's motive to help is best explained by , while Ivan's motive to help is best explained by .

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A number of studies have revealed that doing well on a test, receiving a gift, and listening to pleasant music can increase helping.These consistent findings across investigations suggest that there is a relation between and helping.

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When other bystanders are present, people are less likely to interpret an event as an emergency.________ best explains why this is so.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the three reasons why being in a good mood would make someone more likely to help another person?

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Andrew would be more likely to help than Carol in which of the following situations, based purely on the gender differences discussed by the authors of your text?

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Prosocial behavior is

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Receiving help can lower a person's self-esteem when the

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It would seem reasonable to assume that people would be more likely to help others who are part of their in-groups than their out-groups.It is not quite as simple and straightforward as that, however.Explain.

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Although evidence from studies presented in the chapter suggests that people are more likely to help family than strangers or friends in some situations, they also note that people are equally likely to help a friend or family member under which of the following circumstances?

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Which of the following is NOT a topic for positive psychology?

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