Chapter 11: Prosocial Behavior & Bystander Intervention

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What is the first step in the Bystander Intervention Decision Tree?

Know Appropriate Form of Assistance

Notice the Event (correct)

Assume Responsibility

Deciding to Implement the Help

According to the urban-overload hypothesis, what is a better predictor of helping than population size?

Ambiguity of the situation

Norms in the situation

Number of bystanders

Population density (correct)

What is the phenomenon where individuals in a group assume that someone else will take responsibility, so they don't have to?

Pluralistic Ignorance

Diffusion of responsibility (correct)

Bystander effect

Urban-overload hypothesis

What is the main factor that influences whether individuals will help in an emergency situation, according to the research?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of individuals when they want to render help in an emergency situation?

To render effective help Signup and view all the answers

What is the trend in the bystander effect since the concept was introduced 50 years ago?

It has decreased Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor that determines whether a situation is considered an emergency?

The ambiguity of the situation Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the diffusion of responsibility?

Decreased sense of personal responsibility Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between population density and helping behavior, according to the urban-overload hypothesis?

Population density is a better predictor of helping than population size Signup and view all the answers

What is the final step in the Bystander Intervention Decision Tree?

Deciding to implement the help Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the cost-benefit analysis in the Bystander Intervention Decision Tree?

To decide whether to help or not Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of having multiple bystanders on helping behavior, according to the research?

It decreases the likelihood of helping Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the size of the tip and the number of people at the table, according to Freeman et al. (1975)?

The size of the tip decreases as the number of people at the table increases Signup and view all the answers

What is the trend in the number of people reporting smoke in the Latane and Darley (1968) study?

The number of people reporting smoke decreases as the number of people present increases Signup and view all the answers

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