Question :
101. Under which of the following conditions you most likely to : 1201856
101. Under which of the following conditions are you most likely to help someone who has passed out on the sidewalk?
A. You are the only person in the vicinity.
B. You are walking with a friend.
C. You are walking on a crowded street.
D. A stranger is sitting on a park bench near the collapsed person and is ignoring the situation.
102. Ramona was in a crowd of fellow students when she saw a maintenance worker fall down a flight of stairs at the entrance to a building. Ramona continued on to her class without helping the worker. Ramona’s behavior reflects
A. deindividuation.
B. diffusion of responsibility.
C. social interference.
D. social facilitation.
103. You are at an amusement park when a man collapses and a crowd quickly forms around him. You just renewed your CPR certification and are reasonably confident about what you should do. What should you say to best enlist someone from the crowd to run and contact professionals for help?
A. “Someone must go for help right now!”
B. “You, in the red shorts with ducks, go call the police right now!”
C. “Can someone call 911 on a cell phone?”
D. “Will someone please get this man some real help?”
104. Dave is driving along the interstate when he sees a stranded motorist. Dave had a flat tire just last week, so he knows how it feels to be stranded. He decides to stop and help the motorist. Which theory of assistance best explains the reason Dave stopped to help?
A. Arousal: cost-reward
B. Social facilitation
C. Evolutionary
D. Empathy-altruism helping
105. Kendra gives a homeless woman her lunch because she remembers how hungry she used to be when she was homeless. Kendra’s behavior is consistent with the _____ model of assistance.
A. empathy-altruism helping
B. environmental
C. negative state relief
D. sociobiological
106. Connie is outside raking leaves and watching her son play with some neighborhood children. The children are playing football, and during one play it appears that several children have been injured. Connie rushes over to see if her son is okay first and then attends to the other children. Connie’s reaction is best explained by
A. the empathy-altruism helping theory.
B. the arousal: cost-reward theory.
C. evolutionary theory.
D. environmental factors.
107. According to evolutionary theory’s concept of inclusive fitness, the reason we engage in altruistic and assisting behaviors, especially toward relatives, is that
A. these behaviors help the individual to survive in his or her environment.
B. these behaviors protect the species’ genes, so that they may be passed on to the next generation.
C. we are born with cognitive schemata for altruism.
D. we expect reciprocity for our helping behaviors, thus giving us feelings of pleasure.
108. After their cruise ship sank, three men found themselves the sole occupants of a lifeboat. They decided to paddle to a nearby island. Each man paddled for two hours and was then relieved by the next man. On the island, they found another survivor—a beautiful actress. Each man attempted to woo the actress, showering her with affection, food, and tropical flowers. When the men were on the lifeboat they were _____; once they reached the island, they were _____.
A. cooperating; competing
B. cooperating; complying
C. competing; cooperating
D. complying; competing
109. After delivering the mail each day, Newman wants to come home to peace and quiet. However, he always sees Jerry in their apartment building and believes that Jerry stands in his way of having a good life. Newman’s perception will likely lead to
A. conflict.
B. competition.
C. compliance.
D. cooperation.
110. Which of the following is the best example of a social dilemma?
A. Alvin plays the violin better when he has a large audience.
B. Betty doesn’t sing as loudly in a large choir as she does in a quartet.
C. A person changing the oil in her car would like to dump the old oil in the street.
D. People in a small, close-minded group tend to make biased decisions.
