Chapter 13.3 Helping and Harming Others

Question 1

Bystander Nonintervention

Answer 1

The murder of Kitty Genovese, Pluralistic ignorance, diffusion of responsibility

Question 2

Pluralistic Ignorance

Answer 2

It must just be me. The error of assuming that no one in a group perceives things as we do

Question 3

Diffusion of responsibility

Answer 3

Passing the Buck. Reduction in feeling of personal responsibility in precense of others

Question 4

Social Loafing

Answer 4

Phenomenon whereby individuals become less productive in groups. Individual culture more prone to, one solution is ensuring that each person is identifiable

Question 5

Altruism

Answer 5

Helping people for unselfish reasons. In some cases because of emphaty. When we cannot escape the situation, characteristics of victim, enlightment effect, being in good mood, exposure to role models who help others are influencing the helping.

Question 6

Aggression

Answer 6

Behavior intended to harm others

Question 7

Situational influences on aggression

Answer 7

Interpersonal provocation, frustration, media influences like violent games, Agressive cues like guns, Arousal because of physical activity, Alcohol or other drugs, temperature

Question 8

Individual, gender cultural differences on aggression

Answer 8

impulsivity, Males engage more physical aggression females engage more relational aggression. China and Japanese less likely to be aggressive and culture of honor increases aggression