Question 1

Recent research by Buchanan and Preston (2016)  has shown that when people help others, the same parts of their brain are activated as when they __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   feel sympathy
B)   receive tangible rewards like food, water, and sex
C)   succeed in problem-solving
D)   show selfish behaviors

Question 2

Some social psychologists, such as C. Daniel Batson (1991), believe that humans sometimes help for selfless reasons. According to Batson, when does this happen?

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According to Batson, when people experie...

Question 3

Using the Bystander Intervention Decision Tree of the decisions bystanders make before helping (or not helping)  in an emergency, which of the following is NOT one of the stages in the model?

Accepted Answer

A)   noticing the event
B)   altruism
C)   assuming responsibility
D)   implementing the decision to help or not help

Question 4

If the urban overload hypothesis (Milgram, 1970)  is true, __________ to help a fallen pedestrian on the streets of New York City because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Harold would be likely; he was born and reared in a small town
B)   Alicia would be likely; urban areas are stressful and put people in bad moods
C)   Roberto would not be likely; he was socialized with urban values
D)   Ellen would not be likely; she tries to keep to herself amid all the stimulation

Question 5

Provide a list and a brief definition of each of the motives underlying prosocial behavior.

Accepted Answer

Evolutionary psychology believes that th...

Question 6

In today's world, people are more and more likely to relocate during their lifetime. Explain the implications this has for helping behavior.

Accepted Answer

Evidence presented in the text suggests ...

Question 7

Greitemeyer and his colleagues have conducted a number of studies to examine the effects of video games on helping. They have some participants play a prosocial video game and others play a neutral video game. The dependent variable of this research is the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   degree of helping
B)   type of video game
C)   participants
D)   temperature of the room where they play the game

Question 8

Recall that the introduction to Chapter 11 describes several of the citizen-heroes of September 11, 2001. The text identifies these people as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   people pressured into making irrational decisions
B)   people with few ties in their communities
C)   ordinary citizens who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances
D)   people motivated by external rewards and expectations

Question 9

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 10

Underlying the urban overload hypothesis is the idea that people become overwhelmed in areas which __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   have few other people and provide minimal stimulation
B)   are densely populated
C)   are full of media images
D)   there is nothing to think about except themselves

Question 11

There is a(n)  __________ correlation between the length of time a person has lived in the same place and the likelihood that he or she will help in the community.

Accepted Answer

A)   zero
B)   negative
C)   positive
D)   unreliable

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Recent research by Buchanan and Preston (2016) has shown that when people help others, the same parts of their brain are activated as when they __________.

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Some social psychologists, such as C. Daniel Batson (1991), believe that humans sometimes help for selfless reasons. According to Batson, when does this happen?

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If the urban overload hypothesis (Milgram, 1970) is true, to help a fallen pedestrian on the streets of New York City because .

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Provide a list and a brief definition of each of the motives underlying prosocial behavior.

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