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The motive to increase another's welfare without conscious regard for one's self-interests defines:


A) narcissism.
B) egoism.
C) hedonism.
D) altruism.

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Who is most likely to respond favorably to an unexpected request for a charitable donation to a local hospital?


A) Melvin's older sister,who is hurrying to get to her scheduled appointment with the family doctor
B) Melvin's mother,who just received a very favorable job evaluation from her employer
C) Melvin's younger brother,who is depressed over receiving a D on a physics exam
D) Melvin's father,who is annoyed over the newspaper boy's trampling of his flower bed

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Katzev (1978) found that when people were reprimanded at a zoo for feeding unauthorized food to bears,they were ________ to help another person afterward than if they had not been reprimanded.


A) more likely
B) more hesitant
C) less likely
D) less willing

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


A) social alienation
B) a lack of empathy
C) the presence of other bystanders
D) self-concern

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Research evidence indicates that prosocial models of helping:


A) create an environment of narcissism among youth.
B) promote altruism in children but not in adults.
C) promote altruism in the observers.
D) decrease helping because observers seem to believe that aid is less necessary.

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


A) European Americans;Asian Americans
B) Asian Americans;European Americans
C) Men;women
D) Women;men

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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:


A) social capital.
B) reciprocity.
C) outgroup bias.
D) the bystander effect.

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Ben is highly disturbed by the screaming he hears from the street below his apartment.To help reduce his distress,he goes to see if someone needs help.Ben's behavior seems to be motivated by:


A) altruism.
B) the gaining of external rewards.
C) the gaining of an internal reward.
D) reciprocity.

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Who among the following is most likely to help an injured pedestrian?


A) Tatiana,who has just found $10 in a grocery store
B) Ivan,who is five minutes late for a committee meeting
C) Richard,who crashed his car onto a fence
D) Isabelle,who observed her friend ignoring a homeless man

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Before agreeing to help out at the local homeless shelter,Sharon weighs the costs (e.g. ,getting up at dawn) and benefits (e.g. ,feeling good about herself) of doing so.This strategy is best explained by the:


A) self-perception theory.
B) social-exchange theory.
C) self-presentation theory.
D) social comparison theory.

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Alexander,a young graduate,is late for his interview and rushes through a subway.He finds an old woman tripping and falling right in front of him.Instead of helping her,he rushes toward the exit.According to Darley and Batson's research (1973) ,Alexander's apathy toward the old woman in this scenario is because of ________.


A) elevation
B) pluralistic ignorance
C) time pressures
D) similarity

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Altruism researcher Daniel Batson reported that empathy-induced altruism:


A) is always helpful.
B) does not inhibit aggression.
C) lowers cooperation.
D) can feed favoritism,injustice,and indifference.

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________ is the vicarious experience of another's feelings and putting oneself in another's shoes.


A) Egoism
B) Empathy
C) Reciprocity
D) Narcissism

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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 one of those reasons?


A) The increasing numbers of bystanders who are friends decrease helping.
B) Urban dwellers become cold and uncaring after living in a city.
C) Urban dwellers experience compassion fatigue and sensory overload.
D) The decreasing numbers of bystanders depress helping.

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Samantha,a seven-year-old girl,suffers from a chronic kidney disease.Her doctor suggests an immediate kidney transplant for her to survive.Sarah,Samantha's mother,readily donates her kidney,and Samantha recovers from her condition after a successful surgery.In the context of evolutionary psychology,which of the following is exemplified in this scenario?


A) indirect reciprocity
B) group selection
C) direct reciprocity
D) kin selection

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According to Johnson and Post (2017) ,identify a true statement about helping.


A) Volunteering improves one's mood and benefits one's physical health.
B) Bereaved spouses recover from their depression faster if they isolate themselves rather than if they help others.
C) People whose spending is self-focused are happier than those who donate money.
D) Research confirms that giving decreases happiness.

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People who live in ________ are least likely to relay a phone message,mail "lost" letters,cooperate with survey interviewers,do small favors,or help a lost child.


A) big cities
B) small towns
C) rural environments
D) villages

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According to evolutionary psychology,


A) individuals are rarely helpful to others since such self-sacrifice would destroy one's chances of contributing to the gene pool.
B) altruism occurs when a personal sacrifice is necessary to ensure the group's survival.
C) most altruism in human society reflects either a kin selection process or reciprocity.
D) behavior is determined by genetics,so the social environment does not influence behavior.

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In the context of the social-exchange theory,which of the following is true of the studies conducted by Piliavin (2003) and Andersen (1998) on rewards?


A) Young people who tutored children were at markedly more risk for delinquency than others.
B) Volunteering benefited morale and health only when it was required rather than when it was self-initiated.
C) Youth who engaged in community service projects developed social skills and positive social values.
D) Youth who participated in school-based "service learning" were less likely to become engaged citizens than other people.

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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.In this case,helping responses are thus closely tied to:


A) the overjustification effect.
B) attributions
C) self-concepts.
D) cognitive dissonance.

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