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1

_______________proposes that experiencing empathy for someone in need produces a motive for helping.
A)Empathy hypothesis
B)Welfare-empathy
C)Empathy-altruism hypothesis
D)none of the above
2

People learn prosocial behavior by ________________.
A)being rewarded
B)modeling
C)reinforcement
D)all of the above
3

The negative state relief model is a theory suggesting that for those in a _________ mood, helping others may be a way to lift their own spirits if the perceived benefits for helping are high and the costs are low.
A)good
B)bad
C)either a or b
D)neither a nor b
4

Research done with ____________indicates that the individual difference in empathy and personal distress may be due to genetic factors.
A)fraternal twins
B)identical twins
C)both a and b
D)none of the above
5

We have the tendency to help a needy person due to _____________.
A)empathy
B)traits
C)rewards
D)all of the above
6

When it comes to gender differences, women are more willing to provide emotional and social support than men, whereas men are more willing to help when there is _____________ involved.
A)money
B)danger
C)a co-worker
D)a goal
7

Diffusion of responsibility relates to _________________ making people feel less personally responsible for helping.
A)authority
B)parents
C)bystanders
D)none of the above
8

Research suggests that _________________ are less willing to help victims of misfortune than ______________.
A)liberals; conservatives
B)conservatives; liberals
C)either a and b, it depends on the situation
D)none of the above
9

The idea that receiving help may produce inequity and feelings of distress in a relationship suggests that it may also pose a threat to the recipient's ___________________.
A)self-esteem
B)self-reliance
C)self-concept
D)all of the above
10

Egoistic helping is a form of helping in which the ultimate goal is to increase ______________________.
A)one's own welfare
B)other people's welfare
C)either a or b
D)none of the above
11

The theory that people will exhibit preference for helping blood relatives is called ____________________.
A)generations selection
B)family ties
C)kin selection
D)none of the above
12

Audience inhibition effect is when people believe that if they help someone, bystanders will evaluate them ______________.
A)positively
B)negatively
C)fearfully
D)receptively
13

An example of _______________ altruism is, "I'll give you one of my marbles, if you give me one of yours."
A)helping
B)mutual
C)generous
D)none of the above
14

The ___________________ responsibility states that we should help others who are in need and depend on us.
A)goal of social
B)norm of social
C)average idea of social
D)none of the above
15

In the research regarding the helping of gay men and lesbians, ___________ are more likely to receive help than ____________.
A)gay men; lesbians
B)lesbians; gay men
C)both are equal
D)none of the above







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