Question 1

Which of the following best describes prosocial behavior?

Accepted Answer

Behavior that benefits another person, such as helping, giving, sharing, or cooperating

Question 2

According to the bystander effect, which of the following is most likely to occur when many people witness an emergency?

Accepted Answer

People are less likely to help because responsibility is diffused among the group

Question 3

Which step is NOT part of the five-step model for helping in an emergency?

Accepted Answer

Ignore the event

Question 4

Kin selection theory predicts that people are most likely to help:

Accepted Answer

Individuals with whom they share a high degree of genetic relatedness

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of the norm of reciprocity?

Accepted Answer

Returning a favor after someone has helped you

Question 6

Which scenario best illustrates true altruism?

Accepted Answer

Helping another person with no conscious regard for your own self-interest

Question 7

According to frustration-aggression theory, aggression is most likely to occur when:

Accepted Answer

People are prevented from achieving an important goal

Question 8

Which of the following is a peripheral cue in the Elaboration Likelihood Model of persuasion?

Accepted Answer

Source attractiveness

Question 9

A person who expresses strong environmental concerns but drives a gas-guzzling SUV is most likely experiencing:

Accepted Answer

Cognitive dissonance

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of explicit prejudice?

Accepted Answer

A person openly admits to disliking members of a particular group

Question 11

According to the ABC model of attitudes, which component is represented by the statement: 'Composting is important to me'?

Accepted Answer

Affective

Question 12

Which of the following best illustrates the scapegoat hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

Blaming another group for one’s own misfortunes

Question 13

Which of the following is a key finding from the Robber’s Cave study?

Accepted Answer

Competition leads to hostility, but working together to achieve a common goal promotes friendship

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the audience most easily persuaded?

Accepted Answer

High self-esteem

Question 15

Which of the following statements about implicit prejudice is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

It is automatic, unconscious, and shaped by socialization and past experiences

Question 16

Which of the following best describes hostile aggression?

Accepted Answer

Aggression driven by anger with the primary intention to harm

Question 17

According to the Elaboration Likelihood Model, which route to persuasion is most likely used when the audience is motivated and able to process information?

Accepted Answer

Central route

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of discrimination?

Accepted Answer

Refusing to hire someone because they belong to a particular group

Question 19

Which equation best represents the probability of helping in an emergency as a function of the number of bystanders present?

Accepted Answer

$$P_{help} = \frac{1}{N}$$

Question 20

Which of the following is a real-world example of the bystander effect?

Accepted Answer

A subway car full of passengers ignores the cries of a mugged man

Helping and Harming Others: Prosocial Behavior, Aggression, and Attitudes

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