Question 1

Define altruism and provide an example of it.

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Question 2

What is "genuine altruism"? Give an example.

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Question 3

_______ are twice as likely as _______ to seek medical and psychiatric help.

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A)  European-Americans;Asian-Americans
B)  Asian-Americans;European-Americans
C)  Men;women
D)  Women;menE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

Before Paul went out of town he asked his neighbor to stop by to water his lawn.His neighbor was happy to agree.This type of helping is an example of

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A)  social capital.
B)  social exchange.
C)  altruism.
D)  the bystander effect.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

If victims seem to have created their own problems by laziness or lack of foresight,people are less willing to offer help.Helping responses are thus closely tied to

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A)  the overjustification effect.
B)  attributions.
C)  self-concepts.
D)  empathy.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 6

In a study by Latané and Rodin (1969) ,a female experimenter apparently fell and hurt her ankle.When pairs of strangers confronted the emergency,what percentage offered help?

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A)  100 percent
B)  70 percent
C)  40 percent
D)  10 percentE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Some people are reliably more helpful than others.
B)  Religiously committed people are more likely to help than are those who are not religiously committed.
C)  Situation alone determines whether people help or not.
D)  High self-monitors are more likely to help than low self-monitors are if they think helpfulness will be socially rewardeD.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

When people need our help,we are most likely to provide assistance if we attribute their need to

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A)  a lack of motivation.
B)  circumstances beyond their control.
C)  poor planning or foresight.
D)  their mood or disposition.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

Since we are born selfish,evolutionary psychologists such as Richard Dawkins propose that we attempt to

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A)  develop a drug that will encourage altruism.
B)  develop an "altruistic gene."
C)  teach altruism.
D)  live only in small,isolated communities.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Few findings have been more consistent than those that show that _______ people are helpful people.

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A)  happy
B)  well-rested
C)  well-educated
D)  easy-goingE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Researchers have found that with door-to-door solicitation,there is more success with requests for contributions when they are

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A)  random.
B)  systematic.
C)  large.
D)  small.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

You ate the last of your roommate's cereal.When she asks "did you finish the cereal or did I?" you lie and say you didn't eat it.When she then asks you to stop by the store to pick up some more you agree.Your behavior is best explained by

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A)  the feel bad-do good effect.
B)  the feel good-do good effect.
C)  social exchange theory.
D)  the reciprocity norm.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

DeBruine (2002) found that when students played an interactive game with a supposed other player,participants were _______ when the other person's pictured face had some features of their own face morphed into it.

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A)  more trusting but less generous
B)  more trusting and more generous
C)  less trusting but more generous
D)  less trusting and less generousE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is false?

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A)  Volunteering benefits one's health.
B)  Bereaved spouses recover from their depression faster if they help others.
C)  People who donate money are happier than those whose spending is self-focused.
D)  Most people help to make themselves feel gooD.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 15

The network of traits that predisposes a person to be helpful are all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  high in positive emotionality.
B)  high in awareness.
C)  high in empathy.
D)  high in self-efficacy.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

After Mr.Walters' neighbor helped him paint his house,Mr.Walters felt obligated to offer to help the neighbor remodel his kitchen.Mr.Walters' sense of obligation most likely resulted from the

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A)  door-in-the-face phenomenon.
B)  social responsibility norm.
C)  reciprocity norm.
D)  equal status norm.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 17

The free address labels that come with mailings that solicit donations to philanthropic causes likely follow the

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A)  reciprocity norm.
B)  social exchange theory.
C)  social responsibility theory.
D)  social capital theory.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

According to the text,an attribution of an uncontrollable predicament (such as a family crisis or natural disaster) is likely to encourage _______ to help.

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A)  political conservatives
B)  political liberals
C)  political independents
D)  males rather than femalesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

In observing people's responses to staged emergencies,Darley and Latané (1970) found that _______ greatly decreased intervention.

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A)  social alienation
B)  a lack of empathy
C)  the presence of other bystanders
D)  self-concernE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 20

Research on gender and helping norms revealed that _______ offered more help when the persons in need were females,and _______ offered help equally to males and females.

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A)  men;women
B)  women;men
C)  older men;younger women
D)  younger men;older womenE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 12: Helping

You ate the last of your roommate's cereal.When she asks "did you finish the cereal or did I?" you lie and say you didn't eat it.When she then asks you to stop by the store to pick up some more you agree.Your behavior is best explained by

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Which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Research on gender and helping norms revealed that _______ offered more help when the persons in need were females,and _______ offered help equally to males and females.

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Researchers have found that with door-to-door solicitation,there is more success with requests for contributions when they are

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In observing people's responses to staged emergencies,Darley and Latané (1970) found that _______ greatly decreased intervention.

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After Mr.Walters' neighbor helped him paint his house,Mr.Walters felt obligated to offer to help the neighbor remodel his kitchen.Mr.Walters' sense of obligation most likely resulted from the

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Before Paul went out of town he asked his neighbor to stop by to water his lawn.His neighbor was happy to agree.This type of helping is an example of

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Define altruism and provide an example of it.

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The free address labels that come with mailings that solicit donations to philanthropic causes likely follow the

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DeBruine (2002) found that when students played an interactive game with a supposed other player,participants were _______ when the other person's pictured face had some features of their own face morphed into it.

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In a study by Latané and Rodin (1969) ,a female experimenter apparently fell and hurt her ankle.When pairs of strangers confronted the emergency,what percentage offered help?

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What is "genuine altruism"? Give an example.

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_______ are twice as likely as _______ to seek medical and psychiatric help.

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The network of traits that predisposes a person to be helpful are all of the following EXCEPT

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If victims seem to have created their own problems by laziness or lack of foresight,people are less willing to offer help.Helping responses are thus closely tied to

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Which of the following is false?

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Since we are born selfish,evolutionary psychologists such as Richard Dawkins propose that we attempt to

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When people need our help,we are most likely to provide assistance if we attribute their need to

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Few findings have been more consistent than those that show that _______ people are helpful people.

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According to the text,an attribution of an uncontrollable predicament (such as a family crisis or natural disaster) is likely to encourage _______ to help.

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