Group Memberships and Self-Concept
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What is the main purpose of Helping as a subtype of prosocial behavior?

  • To establish material desires
  • To achieve evolutionary goals
  • To fulfill another instrumental need (correct)
  • To gain emotional support
  • According to the Social Exchange Theory, what leads individuals to terminate a relationship?

  • Physical fatigue
  • Potential benefits of the relationship
  • Decrease in rewarding effects (correct)
  • Lack of emotional distress
  • What type of prosocial behavior involves day-to-day light activities?

  • Substantial Help
  • Emotional Help
  • Emergency Help
  • Casual Help (correct)
  • What motivates individuals to help others based on Evolutionary Influences?

    <p>Rooted upbringing and natural selection principles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of Social Exchange Theory, what do individuals weigh in their social relationships?

    <p>Potential benefits and risks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of prosocial behavior involves listening to other people more prominently?

    <p>Emotional Help</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do humans naturally divide others into those inside and outside their group?

    <p>To form social connections for survival</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cognitive source of prejudice involves perceiving people who stand out?

    <p>Distinctiveness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did mutual attachments enable group survival for our ancestors?

    <p>To enhance survival through collective efforts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of social attachments in human bonding according to Baumeister and Leary?

    <p>Facilitation of survival through group connections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does having a sense of 'we-ness' impact self-concepts?

    <p>It strengthens self-concepts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the motivation to avoid prejudice lead people to do?

    <p>Modify their thoughts and actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a common activity during earliest times to survive?

    <p>Building shelters and hunting for food</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why were the bonds of love important for heterosexual women and men?

    <p>To boost their survival chances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What motivates people's investment in being continuously connected according to the text?

    <p>The need to belong</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is human attachment emphasized in the text?

    <p>To fulfill the need to belong</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of parents bonding according to the passage?

    <p>To boost their children's survival chances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are people connecting with each other despite physical distancing mentioned in the text?

    <p>Through voice calls and texting via cellphones</p> Signup and view all the answers

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