Question 1

Mary is being attacked by a mugger.Based on information described in your textbook concerning when people are likely to help,describe what Mary could do to improve her chances of getting assistance from a passerby.

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Question 2

Tara is debating whether she should spend her Saturday helping her friend move.Using the concept of cost-benefit analysis,describe how Tara might go about making her decision?

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Question 3

Anna has a family emergency.Suppose Rose decides to help Anna by watching her children while Anna attends to her family situation.Provide a possible explanation for Rose's behavior using the reciprocity norm and then provide a possible explanation for her behavior using the social responsibility norm.

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Question 4

How can the phenomenon of pluralistic ignorance decrease helping behavior in an emergency? Be sure to define pluralistic ignorance in your answer.

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Question 5

Distinguish between egoistic and altruistic motivations for engaging in helping behavior.

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Question 6

List and describe the five steps of Darley and Latane's decision model of bystander intervention.Describe the obstacles that get in the way of helping behavior at each step.

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Question 7

In what situations are men more likely to help compared to women?

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Question 8

Is a person's level of attractiveness relevant to a person's willingness to help? Provide evidence from your textbook to support your answer.

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Question 9

Describe what someone with an altruistic personality would be like.Provide a real-world example of an individual you think has this personality type and explain why you chose this person.

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Question 10

Define prosocial behavior.Provide an example.

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Question 11

Compare and contrast three different theories of helping described in your textbook.

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Question 12

How could the enlightenment effect be useful for increasing prosocial behavior?

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Question 13

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

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Question 14

How would an evolutionary psychologist explain helping behavior? Is there any evidence to support this viewpoint?

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Question 15

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.

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