Module 4.3e Quiz

Balash helped Rovshan, even though he did not get anything in return. Balash displayed

• social exchange theory.

• the bystander effect.

• altruism.

• the reciprocity norm.

Ms. Skipworth challenged the students in her class to complete an extra-credit assignment, promising to add three points to everyone’s final grade if every single student turned it in. Believing that other students wouldn’t complete the assignment and not wanting to spend his freetime doing work for no reason, Chase did not complete the assignment. What psychological concept does this scenario illustrate?

• Social trap

• Bystander effect

• GRIT

• Social-responsibility norm

Which of the following studies would best replicate the “good mood” result associated with helpfulness?

• Dr. Vogel designed an experiment in which participants were randomly assigned to read a blurb about a person who either shared their gender identity and college major or who shared no characteristics with them, later measuring how willing the participants would be to help the person in the blurb.

• Dr. Scott designed an experiment in which participants were randomly assigned to either interact with a woman or to interact with a man, later measuring how willing the participants would be to help the person with whom they interacted.

• Dr. Wade designed an experiment in which participants were randomly assigned either to pick a prize or toreceive no prize, later measuring how willing the participants were to help another person.

• Dr. Krizan designed an experiment in which participants were randomly assigned to visit either a big city or a small town, later measuring how willing the participants were to help another person.

Gulnaz studies social exchange theory. Which hypothesis would she most likely make?

• People will be more likely to help others when there are fewer people present.

• People will be more likely to help others when the pros outweigh the cons of helping.

• People will be more likely to help others who have helped them.

• People will be more likely to help others when they share a common goal.

In an experiment, Dr. Westwood randomly assigned participants to one of two ethnically diverse groups. Group 1 was given a task of working together to solve brain teasers, which would enable them to “escape” from a room in which they were locked. Group 2 was given a task of mingling with one another. All other conditions, including the room in which the groups interacted, were the same. After the tasks, Dr. Westwood measured how connected the members of the group felt to one another. She found that the Group 1 members tended to feel more connected with one another than the Group 2 members. Which of the following best describes the outcome of Dr. Westwood’s use of experimental control?

• Dr. Westwood is able to infer that superordinate goals caused greater connection among members of Group 1.

• Dr. Westwood is able to apply the results regarding the reciprocity norm to the broader population of people.

• Dr. Westwood is able to replicate the results regarding the bystander effect with better precision.

• Dr. Westwood is able to calculate confidence intervals and effect size regarding the social responsibility norm.

Based on this image, what logical and objective conclusion about helpfulness can be drawn?

• The people in this town are prone to help one another.

• The people in this town are prone to the prisoner’s dilemma.

• The people in this town are prone to being influenced by social exchange theory.

• The people in this town are prone to being impacted by mirror image perceptions.

Anke is running for class president on a platform of decreasing the cost of school snacks to improve food accessibility. Dario is running for class president on a platform of increasing the cost of school snacks to make needed repairs to the school’s lockers. Anke and Dario each see the other as unethical and aggressive. Which of the following psychological concepts is illustrated in this scenario?

• Diffusion of responsibility

• GRIT

• Mirror-image perceptions

• Superordinate goals