University Coping Strategies Quiz

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What is the effect of the number of bystanders on the feeling of responsibility in the diffusion of responsibility phenomenon?

Feeling of responsibility is only affected by the behavior of the victim
Feeling of responsibility remains constant regardless of the number of bystanders
Feeling of responsibility diminishes as the number of bystanders increases (correct)
Feeling of responsibility increases as the number of bystanders increases

What is the basis of pluralistic ignorance according to Festinger's social comparison theory?

People make independent decisions when unsure of the appropriate behavior
People ignore the behavior of others when unsure of the appropriate behavior
People seek expert advice when unsure of the appropriate behavior
People use others' behaviors to guide their actions when unsure of the appropriate behavior (correct)

What percentage of bystanders intervened in the smoke-filled room study conducted by Darley & Latané?

10% (correct)
75%
25%
50%

What is the bystander-calculus model based on?

Arousal: Cost-Reward Model and the Process of Intervention (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the situational determinants of altruism mentioned in the text?

Cost of helping/not helping (C) Signup and view all the answers

In the common resource pool dilemma, what happens if the total request resource pool size exceeds the fixed pool size?

Each person gets nothing (D) Signup and view all the answers

In the simultaneous protocol, what happens if the total requests from all players is less than the fixed resource pool size?

Each player gets their requested amount (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of communication on cooperation in social dilemmas, according to Dawes, McTavish, & Shaklee (1977)?

Enhanced understanding of the game (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of coordination in social dilemmas?

Improves cooperation (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome if the total requests in the common resource pool dilemma are exactly equal to the fixed pool size?

Each person gets nothing (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining characteristic of public goods?

Jointness of supply and impossibility of exclusion (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the Tit-for-Tat strategy in the Prisoner's Dilemma game?

Cooperate on the first trial and imitate the opponent's response on subsequent trials (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a critical situation in the context of public goods dilemma?

When a person's contribution is required to provide the public good (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome if both prisoners in the Prisoner's Dilemma testify against each other?

Both will be sentenced to three years in jail (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between mutual cooperation and mutual defection in the Prisoner's Dilemma game?

Mutual cooperation results in a better outcome than mutual defection (C) Signup and view all the answers

What are the situational determinants of altruism mentioned in the text?

Diffusion of responsibility, pluralistic ignorance, and cost of helping/not helping (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the empathy-altruism model suggest?

Witnessing others in distress can stimulate egoistic or altruistic motivations (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the empathic joy hypothesis propose, as per the text?

We help to experience the joy of others being helped (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a personal cost of not helping mentioned in the text?

Feeling upset that firefighters have no good food to eat (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the failure to witness a 'happy ending' lead to, according to the text?

A decrease in helping behavior (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which game involves two parties risking a conflict with each other?

The game of chicken (D) Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed the prisoner's dilemma in 1950?

Merrill Flood and Melvin Dresher (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does social exchange theory quantify in interactions?

Gains and losses (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the prisoner's dilemma illustrate in a group setting?

A failure of individual rationality (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which social norm is mentioned in the summary?

Equity (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the study's feedback manipulation?

Manipulating the possibility of the subject's advice being seen by the woman in the tape in a subsequent interview (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the Ultimatum Game described in the text?

Involving two persons sharing a fixed amount of resources and one person making an allocation (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the debriefing in the study?

To check for suspicions and provide a detailed probe before debriefing the subject (D) Signup and view all the answers

What do the subjects instructed to increase empathic emotion focus on while watching interviews?

Imagine the interviewee's feelings (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the aim of the study's exploration of the rates of helping predicted by the Empathic Joy Hypothesis?

To explore the rates of helping predicted by the Empathic Joy Hypothesis (A) Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Diffusion of Responsibility

Feeling of responsibility diminishes as the number of bystanders increases.

Pluralistic Ignorance

People use others' behaviors to guide their actions when unsure of the appropriate behavior.