Chp. 10 & 11 Multiple Choice & T/F Flashcards

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1
Q

Kinship selection is one main kind of helping, according to the

a) arousal model
b) empathy-altruism hypothesis
c) negative state relief model
d) evolutionary perspective

A

D

evolutionary perspective

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Which of the following is not suggested as a possible explanation for the bystander effect?

a) misperceiving the emergency situation as a non-emergency
b) diffusion of responsibility
c) feeling incompetent to provide help
d) lack of empathy for the victim

A

D

lack of empathy for the victim

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In which of the following situations are members of stigmatized groups who receive help most likely to feel worse about themselves?

a) if the help came from a fellow in-group member
b) if the help was unsolicited
c) if the help was altruistic in nature
d) if the help was anonymous

A

B

if the help was unsolicited

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Which of the following is a factor in determining who will or will not be helped?

a) physical attractiveness of the beneficiary
b) attributions of the helper about the person in need
c) perceived simialrity between the helper and the beneficiary
d) all of the above

A

D

all of the above

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5
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According to the arousal cost-reward model of helping, people tend to help the victim when

a) it is easy to escape the situation
b) their state of arousal is high and it is difficult to escape the situation
c) the potential rewards to the victim outweigh potential costs to the victim
d) their state of arousal is low

A

C

the potential rewards to the victim outweigh potential costs to the victim

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Emotional aggression and instrumental aggression are different in that

a) emotional aggression involves only emotional harm, whereas instrumental aggression involves physical harm
b) instrumental aggression occurs when an individual uses an instrument to inflict the harm or injury
c) instrumental aggression is a means to an end, whereas emotional aggression is inflicting harm for its own sake
d) emotional aggression is based on instincts, whereas instrumental aggression is based on classical conditioning

A

C

instrumental aggression is a measn to an end, whereas emotional aggression is inflicting harm for its own sake

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When Mina first started playing a new video game, the extremely violent images made her cringe. Now she has played the game so many times that she barely even notices such images. What concept does this example illustrate?

a) displacement
b) cultivation
c) habituation
d) catharsis

A

C

habituation

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8
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In a revision of the frustration-aggression hypothesis, Berkowitz has theorized that

a) aggression is a frequent cause of frustration
b) negative feelings trigger aggression, and frustration is only one of many experiences that can produce negative feelings
c) frustration triggers negative feelings
d) every instance of aggression is preceded by some sort of frustration

A

B

negative feelings trigger aggression, and frustration is only one of many experiences that can produce negative feelings

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9
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Which of the following statements is true of social models?

a) people can develop positive attitudes and beliefes about aggression from aggressive social models
b) people can learn specific aggressive behaviours from an aggressive social model
c) people can imitate a model’s aggressive behaviour, especially if the model’s behaviour is not punished
d) all of the above are true

A

D

all of the above are true

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10
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The process by which arousal created by one stimulus can intensify an individual’s emotional response to another stimulus is called

a) catharsis
b) excitation transfer
c) the frustration-aggression hypothesis
d) the arousal-affect model

A

B

excitation transfer

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11
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People are more likely to help someone in an emergency if the potential rewards seem high and the potential costs seem low.

TRUE or FALSE

A

TRUE

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12
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In an emergency, a person who needs help has a much better chance of getting it if three other people are present than if only one other person is present.

TRUE or FALSE

A

FALSE

In several ways, the presence of others inhibits helping.

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13
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People are much more likely to help someone when they are in a good mood.

TRUE or FALSE

A

TRUE

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14
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People are much less likely to help someone when they’re in a bad mood.

TRUE or FALSE

A

FALSE

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15
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Attractive people have a better chance than unattractive people of getting help when they need it.

TRUE or FALSE

A

TRUE

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16
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In any situation, people are more likely to help a friend succeed than a stranger.

TRUE or FALSE

A

FALSE

17
Q

Women seek help more often than men do.

TRUE or FALSE

A

TRUE

18
Q

In virtually every culture, males are more violent than females.

TRUE or FALSE

A

TRUE

19
Q

For virtually any category of aggression, males are more aggressive than females.

TRUE or FALSE

A

FALSE

20
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Children who are spanked or otherwise physically disciplined (but not abused) for behaving aggressively tend to become less aggressive.

TRUE or FALSE

A

FALSE

21
Q

Blowing off steam by engaging in safe but aggressive activities (such as sports) makes people less likely to aggress later.

TRUE or FALSE

A

FALSE

22
Q

Exposure to TV violence in childhood is related to aggression later in life.

TRUE or FALSE

A

TRUE

23
Q

Men are much more likely than women to aggress against their spouses or partners.

TRUE or FALSE

A

FALSE

Some evidence suggests that women engage in more actos of serious aggression against their partneres than men do; but men are much more likely to injure, sexually abuse, or kill their partners.

24
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Adults who as children were abused by their parents are less likely to inflict abuse on their own children than are other adults.

TRUE or FALSE

A

FALSE

Although most people who have experienced such abuse do break the cycle of family violence, on average they are more likely to abuse their own children than are people who have never experienced parental abuse.

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