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When Irving Piliavin and his colleagues staged an emergency-a staggering, collapsing man-on 103 subway trips, they found that the victim was promptly offered assistance almost every time, even when he appeared to be drunk rather than disabled. Further research seems to confirm that bystander helpfulness was due to

A) subway passengers' fear of street crime.
B) the sophistication and experience of the observers in offering first aid.
C) the fact that the situation was unambiguous.
D) the fact that subway riders were not in very large groups.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Egoism's ultimate goal is to

A) contribute to another's welfare.
B) contribute to one's own welfare as well as another's welfare.
C) contribute to one's own welfare.
D) diminish another's welfare.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Question 63

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The finding that a person is less likely to help in an emergency when other people are present is called

Latané and Darley had university students complete questionnaires in a small room and then had smoke poured into the room from a wall vent. Students who were working ___________ tended to notice the smoke _____________.

Sociologist Alvin Gouldner has contended that the norm of reciprocity

Kris is walking down the street and sees an individual on crutches coming out of the grocery store having a very difficult time carrying his parcels. Given that Kris was on crutches for a broken ankle several months previous, she feels empathy for this stranger. Based on theories of altruism, what is the best explanation that relates to why Kris would help this stranger?

If victims seem to have created their own problems by laziness or lack of foresight, we are less willing to offer help. Helping responses are thus closely tied to

Batson concluded that genuine empathy-based altruism is part of human nature, and he hopes that inducing empathy can improve

Who among the following psychologists believes that genuine empathy-induced altruism is part of human nature?

If "happy people are helpful people" why is the "feel bad-do good" effect also true?

According to the social-exchange theory, Wendy will be more likely to help Amanda, who is a stranger, if Amanda

Gordon is a primary school teacher who wants his students to learn to behave altruistically. Why might he teach the children using illustrations that show people from different cultures around the world?

According to Latané and Darley, people's failure to intervene in cases like that of Kitty Genovese could be explained due to

Our eagerness to do good after doing bad reflects both our need to reduce __________ guilt and restore our shaken self-image and our desire to reclaim a positive ___________ image.

Identify and describe the three key factors in Latané and Darley's decision tree for helping.

Research by Beaman and colleagues shows that once people understand why the presence of bystanders ____________ helping they become ____________ likely to help in group situations.

The executives of a major corporation contribute to charitable causes only when they are certain their gift will be well publicized, improve their public image, and ultimately translate into increased profits. The corporation's charitable acts are most easily explained in terms of

To compare helping in different cities and cultures, Levine and his colleagues would accidentally drop a pen, drop magazines while limping with an apparently injured leg, or feign blindness when approaching an intersection as the light turned green. Those dropping a pen in ___________ were, for example, four times more likely to be helped than those doing so in New York City.

Receiving unsolicited help

What principle or concept suggests that rewarding people for their helpfulness may, in the long run, undermine their self-motivated altruism?