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WorksheetsPsychology of Helping
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is altruism?
Helping because of social pressure
Helping others without expecting anything in return
Helping only family or friends
Helping others with the expectation of reward
Which researcher proposed the empathy–altruism hypothesis?
Batson
Levine
Milgram
Piliavin
The bystander effect is most closely explained by which concept?
Social identity theory
Diffusion of responsibility
Cognitive dissonance
Self-efficacy
Which study investigated helping behavior across different countries?
Piliavin et al. (1969)
Zimbardo (1971)
Batson et al. (1981)
Levine et al. (2001)
What is diffusion of responsibility?
Believing someone else will act in a group
Feeling empathy for another person’s suffering
Imitating others’ helping behavior
Taking full responsibility when others are present
Which of the following is a barrier to helping?
Altruism
Collectivism
Cost of helping
Empathy
Which of the following is an example of a social norm that promotes helping?
“Winning is everything.”
“Look out for yourself first.”
“Respect your elders.”
“Mind your own business.”
Collectivist cultures tend to emphasize helping…
Individuals over the group
Only close family
Competition and independence
Group harmony and responsibility
In Levine’s study, which city showed the highest helping rates?
Kuala Lumpur
Rio de Janeiro
New York
Singapore
In an experiment testing the effect of empathy on helping behavior, what is the Independent Variable (IV) and Dependent Variable (DV)?
IV = number of bystanders; DV = helping or not helping
IV = cultural background; DV = type of help given
IV = victim’s condition (ill vs. drunk); DV = speed of helping
IV = empathy level (high vs. low); DV = whether participants helped
