Lesson 12 Quiz

"Good Samaritan" laws were enacted to protect against failures in which step of the bystander model of intervention? a. Fourth b. Fifth c. Second d. Third

IDK; NOT THIRD OR FOURTH

The idea that natural selection led to greater tendencies to help close relatives over helping those with whom we have little genetic relation is called:

Kin selection

People are _____ to help someone in need when they are alone than when they are among other people.

More likely

Which of the following is the BEST example of altruism?

Roberto anonymously donates money every year to a local food bank

Angelina is stranded on a rural road. If she wants to avoid the common occurrence of diffusion of responsibility by bystanders and actually receive help from someone, which strategy would be best for her to use?

She should wave and make eye contact with a person in one specific car

Simon was with a large group of people when he saw a woman slip on the ice. Simon did not stop to help her. This is an example of:

The bystander effect

Diffusion of responsibility is the ____ step of the bystander intervention as pluralistic ignorance is the ____ step.

Third; second

According to the empathy-altruism model, empathy is to _____ as a lack of empathy is to _____.

always helping; a consideration of the pros and cons

Based on Batson's (1981) research, people ____ in empathy helped only if they would suffer by not helping. People ____ in empathy helped regardless of the costs.

low; high

Based on a learning theory account of prosocial development, identify the proper order in which the stages occur.

to get things --> for social rewards --> to adhere to internalized standards