psyc2310 chapter 12 practice quiz 10

According to the empathy‐altruism hypothesis, what key factor influences whether a person engages in prosocial behaviour?

• Social status

• Adopting someone else's perspective

• Physical health

• Personal gain

What was associated with lower grey matter volume in the left precuneus, left inferior frontal gyrus, and left anterior cingulate?

• Self-oriented affective empathy

• Empathic concern for other individuals

• Narcissism

• Perspective-taking

Which brain area is associated with greater grey matter volume in self-oriented affective empathy?

• Left inferior frontal gyrus

• Left anterior cingulate

• Left precuneus

• Left insula

What discovery in neuroscience is regarded as a very important step by some authors?

• Mirror neurons

• Grey matter volume

• Interpersonal Reactivity Index

• Empathy-altruism hypothesis

What did Konrath, Ho, and Zarins (2016) find about participants scoring high on narcissism?

• They were more likely to help individuals expressing anger

• They placed higher emphasis on behaving prosocially for altruistic reasons

• They had lower levels of prosocial behaviour

• They self-reported high levels of prosocial behaviour

What did Sassenrath, Pfattheicher, and Keller (2016) find about participants' helping behaviour?

• It was higher when the target expressed anger

• It was not influenced by the target individual's emotions

• It was lower when the target expressed sadness

• It was contingent on the emotional reaction of the target individual

In Batson et al.'s (1981) study, what increased the likelihood of participants switching places with Elaine?

• Feeling similar in values and interests

• Having an easy escape

• Being told they were different

• Observing only two trials

What is a strong predictor of helping behaviour according to research?

• Narcissism

• Empathy

• Financial status

• Physical strength

What did Abad-Merino et al. (2013) find about empathy and cultural groups?

• Empathy is stronger when the helper and the target belong to the same cultural group

• Empathy is weaker when the helper and the target belong to the same cultural group

• Empathy is not influenced by cultural groups

• Empathy is stronger in different cultural groups

What did Paterson, Brown, and Walters (2019) find about LGBT students?

• They do not feel empathy based on shared experiences

• They feel more empathy for another person within the LGBTQ+ community who has also experienced a hate crime

• They feel more empathy for people outside the LGBTQ+ community

• They feel less empathy for another person within the LGBTQ+ community who has also experienced a hate crime