Module 37

16 June 2023
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The social-responsibility norm refers to the expectation that people should
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help those who need help.
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According to _____, altruistic behavior is guided by calculations of costs and benefits.
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social exchange theory
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While Eddie was working alone in the microcomputer lab, he noticed a strange, unpleasant smell and immediately went to report the incident. Eddie's behavior
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was not constrained by the bystander effect.
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While studying in the crowded library, Arlene hears a crashing noise and then someone moaning...
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the bystander effect
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An expectation that people will help those who depend on them is known as
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the social-responsibility norm
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Altruism is best described as
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behaving unselfishly to enhance the welfare of others
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Which theory suggests that altruistic behavior is governed by calculations of rewards and costs?
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social exchange theory
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The reciprocity norm refers to the expectation that people should
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help those who have helped them.
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Mr. Hughes heard what sounded like cries for help from a swimmer located 30 yards from the ocean shoreline...
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the bystander effect
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As Adrienne walks through a shopping mall, she happens to pass and older women...
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fail to notice the older woman's problem.
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The presence of many bystanders at the scene of an emergency increases the likelihood that any individual bystander will
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fail to interpret the incident as an emergency.
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According to Darley and Latané, the decision-making process necessary for bystander intervention in an emergency situation requires
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noticing an incident, interpreting the incident as an emergency, and assuming responsibility for helping.
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When a man fell onto New York subway tracks, Thomas risked his own life to save the man. His action best illustrates
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social-responsibility theory.
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Diffusion of responsibility often plays an important role in the
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bystander effect
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When Hutu militia began to slaughter the Tutsi in 1994, missionary Carl Wilkens risked his own life to save the lives of others. His actions best illustrated
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altruism
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Darley and Latané observed that most university students failed to help a person having an epileptic seizure...
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a diffusion of responsibility.