Chapter 11: Prosocial Behavior & Bystander Intervention

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to Lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson
Download our mobile app to listen on the go
Get App

Questions and Answers

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

Flashcards are hidden until you start studying

More Like This

Altruism & Bystander Effect
20 questions
Psychology Chapter 9: Prosocial Behavior
15 questions
Prosocial Behavior and Bystander Effect
31 questions
Use Quizgecko on...
Browser
Browser