Altruism/Bystandarism QUIZ

Altruism involves:

• concern for others' welfare; sacrifice; no intention of reward

• concern for others' welfare; injury; reward

• concern for others' welfare

Kin-Selection Theory demonstrates:

• Why animals are violent.

• The tendency for an individual l to sacrifice themselves for a non-relative.

• Why individuals are more likely to sacrifice themselves for a relative.

In Empathy-Altruism a person is altruistic because...

• The helper feels sorry for the person in need...

• The helper is able to put themselves in the person's shoes..

• The helper has lots of time to help out.

Sime (1983) was a Kin Selection theory that studied...

• Bonobos

• Violence

• House fires

• Why people don't help others.

This part of the brain is slightly larger in extreme altruists..

• frontal lobe

• hypothalamus

• amygdala

• cerebellum

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that:

• boosts our mood.

• is involved in fight, flight, fright or freeze.

• is involved in sleep.

• makes us want and remember things.

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that:

• helps us to feel tired.

• boosts our mood.

• helps us remember and want things/experiences.

• is involved in fight, flight, fright or freeze.

Reciprocal altruism is also called...

• Kin-Selection Theory

• Empathy-Altruism

• The Prisoners Dilemma

• Perspective Taking

When a person voluntarily helps another (where the focus is more on outcome than motivation) it is called:

• Pro-social behavior

• Social norms

• Altruism

• Extreme Altruism

Individuals that do not offer any means of help to a victim is called:

• Anti-social behavior

• psychopathy

• sociopathy

• bystander effect