Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

High in awareness is not typically considered a trait that predisposes a person to be helpful, unlike positive emotionality, empathy, and self-efficacy.

Question 2

We tend to help more often when

Accepted Answer

This is the phenomenon of the "bystander effect," where people are more likely to help when they see others helping. This is due to a perceived diffusion of responsibility, where individuals feel less responsible to help when others are present.

Question 3

Research evidence indicates that prosocial models of helping

Accepted Answer

Research evidence indicates that exposure to prosocial models of helping on television can promote altruism in the observers. This means that the observers may be more likely to engage in helping behaviors after watching others help someone in need. However, it is important to note that the effectiveness of the model may depend on factors such as the nature of the program, the age of the observer, and the presence of reinforcement or discussion after viewing.

Question 4

Which is NOT one of the reasons that affect us as to when we will help others?

Accepted Answer

Avoiding eye contact is not a recognized factor in the decision-making process of whether to help others, whereas the number of bystanders, interpreting the situation, and assuming responsibility are key factors.

Question 5

Confederates who were dressed either conservatively or in counterculture garb approached either "straight" or "hip" college students and asked for change to make a phone call.Results of this experiment confirmed a _______ bias in helping.

Accepted Answer

The results of the experiment confirmed a similarity bias in helping, as the college students were more likely to help the confederates who dressed similarly to themselves.

Question 6

Research on the relationship between personality traits and helping behavior revealed that

Accepted Answer

Research has shown that personality traits do play a role in helping behavior, but the person and the situation also interact to predict helping. This means that a person's personality traits may be more or less likely to result in helping behavior depending on the specific situation they are in. As such, the relationship between personality traits and helping behavior is complex and multifaceted.

Question 7

Which of the following factors is likely to increase helping behavior?

Accepted Answer

The presence of others who offer help has been shown to increase helping behavior because it creates a social norm that helping is acceptable and expected in that situation. This is known as the bystander effect, where individuals are more likely to help when others are also helping. Time pressure and religious affiliation have not been consistently linked to helping behavior. The presence of others who do nothing can actually decrease helping behavior because it creates a diffusion of responsibility where individuals believe someone else will take action.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is NOT true? As the number of bystanders at an emergency increases,any given bystander is

Accepted Answer

As the number of bystanders at an emergency increases, any given bystander is statistically LESS likely to help, meaning they are MORE likely to walk away. This phenomenon is known as the bystander effect.

Question 9

Who of the following is LEAST likely to help an injured pedestrian?

Accepted Answer

Ivan, who is already running late for a committee meeting, may feel like he cannot spare the time to help an injured pedestrian. The others do not have any pressing engagements that would prevent them from helping.

Question 10

In an enactment of the Good Samaritan situation,Darley and Batson (1973)studied the helpfulness of Princeton seminarians in order to assess whether helping behavior was influenced by

Accepted Answer

Darley and Batson's study focused on how time pressures affected the likelihood of helping behavior among seminarians, demonstrating that those in a hurry were less likely to help.

Question 11

According to the text,people in a hurry may be less willing to help because they

Accepted Answer

People in a hurry may not fully recognize a situation as one that requires their assistance, leading to a decreased likelihood of helping.

Question 12

Miller and his colleagues (2001)reported that we are more empathic and helpful toward those who are _______ us.

Accepted Answer

Miller and his colleagues (2001) reported that we are more empathic and helpful toward those who are similar to us.

Question 13

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?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a study by Latané and Rodin...

Question 14

Altruism researcher Daniel Batson reported that empathy-induced altruism

Accepted Answer

According to Batson, while empathy-induced altruism can often be helpful, it can also lead to favoritism, injustice, and indifference towards those outside the perceived group in need.

Question 15

Myers suggests that there are a number of reasons why individuals who live in big cities tend to be less helpful.Which of the following is NOT one of those reasons?

Accepted Answer

Myers does not suggest that individuals become cold and uncaring after living in a city as one of the reasons why they tend to be less helpful.

Question 16

When looking at ingroup similarity and helping,researchers noted all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

The researchers did not find that promoting social identities that are more exclusive than inclusive increases people's willingness to help others. In fact, promoting inclusive social identities was found to be a better way to increase willingness to help.

Question 17

According to the bystander effect,

Accepted Answer

The bystander effect states that we are less likely to help others when others are present. This is because we assume that someone else will help or take responsibility.

Question 18

Darley and Batson (1973)gave Princeton seminary students time to think about a talk that they were about to have recorded,and then sent them to the recording studio.Participants who had been _______ were most likely to stop and offer aid to a "victim" they encountered en route to the recording studio.

Accepted Answer

Participants who were given extra time to reach the studio were less hurried and thus more likely to stop and offer aid to the "victim" they encountered.

Question 19

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.

Accepted Answer

DeBruine found that participants were both more trusting and more generous when the other person's pictured face had some features of their own face morphed into it. This suggests that there is a tendency for people to feel a sense of familiarity or similarity with others who share some physical characteristics with them, which can lead to more positive interpersonal interactions.

Question 20

In the experimental studies of bystander non-intervention,researchers have

Accepted Answer

Researchers have been careful to debrief participants to ensure they understand the study's purpose and to address any potential distress caused by the experiment.

Quiz 12: Helping