Pluralistic ignorance is to _____ as diffusion of responsibility is to _____
perceptions of competence; social exchange
evaluation apprehension; personal obligation
interpretation; personal obligation
incompetence; competence
Recall that Mary Harris and her colleagues (1975) found that churchgoers were more likely to contribute to charity before they attended confession than after confession. These findings are most compatible with
feel good; do good.
feel bad; do good.
feel bad; do bad.
do bad; feel good.
Pluralistic ignorance is to _____ as diffusion of responsibility is to _____
perceptions of competence; social exchange
evaluation apprehension; personal obligation
interpretation; personal obligation
incompetence; competence
Although evidence from studies by Burnstein and his colleagues suggests that people are more likely to help family than strangers or friends in some situations, they also note that people are equally likely to help a friend or family member under which of the following circumstances?
a life-threatening emergency
a life-threatening non-emergency
any life-threatening situation
a non-life-threatening situation
Justin sees a blind person in need of help crossing a busy intersection. If Justin does not feel empathy for the blind person, under what circumstances (according to Batson's empathy-altruism hypothesis) would Justin help?
if he is running late for a meeting
if the rewards would outweigh the costs
if the costs are very high
if Justin is angry
While waiting for a bus, witnesses hear a man growing increasingly frantic as he cries, "My nitro tablets. Where are my nitro pills? I can't find my nitro tablets, and I'm having a heart attack!" He collapses to the ground, clutching his chest. Everyone knows that it is a medical emergency. In this situation, who is most likely to help?
James, who has recently completed a CPR course
Anita, who hears a voice from the back of the crowd, "Let me through! I'm a doctor!" and follows the lead of this model
Gene, who has been sued before for leaving the scene of an accident
Arthur, who notices that blood is streaming down the man's chin and onto his shirt
You ask your brother if you can borrow his car for a date on Saturday night. Before handing over the keys, he asks in jest, "What's in it for me?" His question best reflects _____ as applied to prosocial behavior.
the empathy-altruism hypothesis
social exchange theory
the reciprocity norm
an egocentric perspective