psych quiz
Which of the following types of aggression could be considered prosocial behavior?
A parent requires a child to study for many hours and not go to a party the night before a test.
Many of the neighbors in a community are part of a neighborhood watch group on Facebook. One day during working hours, each group member receives an alert on their phone that says "Urgent help needed. Two children are stuck in a tree at the park and cannot climb down." Which of the following people will be the most likely to leave his or her workplace to help?
Arnold, a general physician
At school, Carl falls down the stairs and badly sprains his ankle. When will Carl most likely receive help?
Before school starts when only one other student is in the hallway.
Who mostly benefits from crowdfunding?
Entrepreneurs and communities
Danya is in a really bad mood after receiving a low score on an exam. She mopes, complains, and is curt with her friends. Later in the day, Danya goes to volunteer at a local homeless shelter. Why would she do this?
She knows that helping others will make her feel better.
One day you are out biking on a relatively deserted trail. You see a fellow cyclist on the side of the trail with the bike's wheels in the air. When will you be most likely to help?
When you know a great deal about bikes and work at a bicycle repair shop
Steven sees an emergency and then his empathy is aroused; he then provides help simply because the victim needed help and it felt good to provide help. This example illustrates the
empathy-altruism hypothesis
Emily, who is always slightly depressed, helps a little boy find his mom at the mall. Emily is surprised to find her mood has improved. This is likely because
helping a person often relieves a negative mood
A New York City taxi cab driver once intervened and stopped what he perceived to be a mugging in progress—even though it actually was a group of actors performing a scene for a television sketch. The taxi driver probably intervened due to
his feelings of empathy
Which of the following best describes prosocial behavior and aggression
They have overlapping features.
