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What is the central idea behind kin selection in explaining prosocial behavior?
What is the central idea behind kin selection in explaining prosocial behavior?
- The idea that social groups with altruistic members are more likely to survive in competition with other groups
- Helping others in order to maximize social rewards
- The idea that behaviors that help a genetic relative are favored by natural selection (correct)
- The expectation that helping others will increase the likelihood that they will help us in the future
According to social exchange theory, what motivates people to help others?
According to social exchange theory, what motivates people to help others?
- The feeling of empathy towards another person
- The expectation that others will help us in the future
- The idea of maximizing social rewards and minimizing social costs (correct)
- A desire to help another person even if it involves a cost to the helper
What is the empathy–altruism hypothesis?
What is the empathy–altruism hypothesis?
- The idea that people help others in order to maximize social rewards
- The concept that behaviors that help a genetic relative are favored by natural selection
- The idea that social groups with altruistic members are more likely to survive in competition with other groups
- When people feel empathy towards another person, they attempt to help that person purely for altruistic reasons (correct)
What is the norm of reciprocity?
What is the norm of reciprocity?
According to the chapter, what is the primary motive behind altruism?
According to the chapter, what is the primary motive behind altruism?
What is the central idea behind group selection in explaining prosocial behavior?
What is the central idea behind group selection in explaining prosocial behavior?
What is the main reason why people are more likely to help out-group members?
What is the main reason why people are more likely to help out-group members?
What is the term used to describe the idea that people living in cities are constantly bombarded with stimulation and keep to themselves to avoid being overwhelmed?
What is the term used to describe the idea that people living in cities are constantly bombarded with stimulation and keep to themselves to avoid being overwhelmed?
According to the bystander effect, what happens as the number of bystanders who witness an emergency increases?
According to the bystander effect, what happens as the number of bystanders who witness an emergency increases?
What is the term used to describe the preference shown to in-group members over out-group members?
What is the term used to describe the preference shown to in-group members over out-group members?
What is the result of people playing a prosocial video game or listening to a song with prosocial lyrics?
What is the result of people playing a prosocial video game or listening to a song with prosocial lyrics?
Why are religious people more likely to help than other people are?
Why are religious people more likely to help than other people are?
What is the effect of residential mobility on prosocial behavior?
What is the effect of residential mobility on prosocial behavior?
What is the main reason why people are less likely to help in dense, urban settings?
What is the main reason why people are less likely to help in dense, urban settings?
What can be done to increase the likelihood that bystanders will intervene in an emergency?
What can be done to increase the likelihood that bystanders will intervene in an emergency?
What is the name of the phenomenon where the larger the number of bystanders, the less likely any one of them is to help?
What is the name of the phenomenon where the larger the number of bystanders, the less likely any one of them is to help?
