Question 1

Discuss the helping connection between the helper and the help receiver.

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Question 2

Describe how the presence of bystanders affects helping.

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Question 3

One way for the social connection of a community to increase is to

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Experiencing a natural disaster often brings communities together as people unite to help each other recover, rebuild, and support one another through the crisis.

Question 4

Steven feels that drug addicts often deserve their plight. He still donates clothes to a rehabilitation center with the thought that someday someone will also help him out. Steven's thoughts regarding his actions are most consistent with

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Steven's actions are most consistent with reciprocal altruism because he helps others with the expectation that someone will help him in return someday. This is different from empathy, reluctant altruism, or having an altruistic personality, as those do not necessarily involve an expectation of future help in return.

Question 5

One reason that perceived similarity may increase helping is that it

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Perceived similarity can increase helping behavior because it creates a sense of connection or identification between the helper and the person in need, making the helper more likely to empathize and offer assistance.

Question 6

Hye-su is thinking about how proud her parents are that she is in college, and how much they believe in her. This makes her feel more capable about her ability to succeed in college. Hye-su is benefiting from

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Hye-su is benefiting from implicit social support because she is drawing strength and confidence from her awareness of her parents' pride and belief in her, even though it's not directly stated or actively provided in the moment.

Question 7

Describe how moods, both good and bad, affect helping.

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Question 8

Is there such a thing as an altruistic personality? Why or why not?

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Question 9

Identify two characteristics of a person in need that might affect the likelihood that the person is helped.

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Question 10

Eleanor is asked to help the people who live on the other side of the city restore their block after it was burned down in a fire. It is most probable that she will help if ____ the people on the other side of the city.

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Feeling a meaningful connection with others increases the likelihood of helping behavior, as it fosters empathy and a sense of shared experience or concern, motivating individuals to assist those with whom they feel connected.

Question 11

Meryl spends most of her vacation time volunteering in Somalia as she feels strongly about the plight of children there. Meryl's thoughts regarding her actions are consistent with

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Meryl's actions are driven by her feelings towards the children's situation, which aligns with the empathy-altruism hypothesis. This hypothesis suggests that empathetic concern for others can motivate genuinely altruistic behavior, where the primary goal is to improve the welfare of someone else.

Question 12

We help our family and our friends more than strangers. We tend to be more helpful when we are empathic toward the plight of others. Diffusion of responsibility is reduced if we anticipate making the acquaintance of someone who needs help. All of these examples illustrate

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Question 13

Using virtual technology, Marco Zanon and his colleagues found that people showing heightened activation in neural regions are associated with perspective taking. Moreover, these were the individuals who were most likely to risk their virtual lives to help the trapped other person. Zanon points to a(n) _______ personality.

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The correct answer is "altruistic" because the study findings suggest that individuals who showed heightened activation in neural regions associated with perspective taking were more likely to risk their virtual lives to help others, indicating a selfless concern for the well-being of others, which is the definition of altruism.

Question 14

Explain how empathy affects helping.

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Question 15

Discuss how identity fusion is related to the likelihood that one will provide help to others.

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Quiz 10: Helping Others