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?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>To render effective help (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>It has decreased (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>The ambiguity of the situation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the diffusion of responsibility?

<p>Decreased sense of personal responsibility (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Population density is a better predictor of helping than population size (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Deciding to implement the help (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>To decide whether to help or not (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>It decreases the likelihood of helping (A)</p> 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)?

<p>The size of the tip decreases as the number of people at the table increases (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>The number of people reporting smoke decreases as the number of people present increases (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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