quiz 13

Based on the notion of kin selection, you could most easily explain which of the following helping scenarios?

Marc pays for an expensive medical treatment for his son.

________ is behavior intended to benefit others.

Prosocial behavior

_______ describes the five steps that must be met before a bystander will intervene to help in an emergency.

The Decision Model of Bystander Intervention

Which of the following is NOT a specific step described in Latane and Darley's Decision Model of Bystander Intervention?

Weigh the pros and cons of helping

Jennifer offers to give Charlie a ride to the airport because she knows he is tight on cash and can't afford to take a taxi. Jennifer's motivation for helping can best be described as:

altruistic.

The _________ refers to the phenomenon in which the greater number of people that are present, the less likely an individual is to help in an emergency.

bystander effect

If a person is in need of help, we will be more likely to help if attribute the cause of their troubles to:

circumstances not within their control.

The notion that we help others to promote the survival our species is a ________ explanation for helping behavior.

evolutionary

When an individual feels less personal responsibility to help this is known as________.

diffusion of responsibility

Jane has a crush on Ben's roommate. She volunteers to help Ben set up for a party so that she can spend more time around his roommate. Jane's motivation for helping can best be described as:

egoistic.

Selfishness is to ________ as selflessness is to ________.

egoistic; altruistic

People who are self-aware are _______ to help others.

more likely

If you were being attacked by someone trying to steal your purse or wallet, a passerby will be most likely to help you when:

no one else is nearby.

The empathy-altruism model of prosocial behavior emphasizes that:

people can help for selfless and altruistic reasons.

The saying "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" most aptly characterizes the:

reciprocity norm.

Helping behavior is more likely to take place in ________than in ________ settings.

rural; urban

You have just experienced the death of a loved one and are in need of encouragement, empathy, and support. You might be more likely to receive help from:

your mom.