SOP Exam 3 Questions with Verified
Solutions8
reciprocal aid - ANSWERS-helping that occurs in return for prior help
Reciprocal aid promotes survival and failure to reciprocate is punished
Egoistic route to helping - ANSWERS-witness distress of another person, personal distress,
egotistic motivation to reduce own distress, helping or escape will reduce own distress
Altruistic route to helping - ANSWERS-witness distress of another person, empathy for them,
alturistic motivation to reduce others distress, only helping will relieve others distress
bystander effect - ANSWERS-The finding that a person is less likely to provide help whenthere
are other bystanders
pluralistic ignorance - ANSWERS-looking to others for cues about how to behave, while they are
looking at you; collective misinterpretation
diffusion of responsibility - ANSWERS-he reduction in feeling responsible that occurs when
othersare present "I'm sure someone else called 911"
empathy - ANSWERS-having sympathy and compassion for others
Empathy is stronger predictors of helping than distress
distress - ANSWERS-upset, anxious, disturbed
Only helping will relieve others distress
, Bystander intervention model - ANSWERS-1) Notice event2) Interpret event as emergency3)
Assume responsibility to help4) Know how to help5) Decide to implement help7
prejudice - ANSWERS-attitude: Holding hostile or negative attitudes toward an individual or
group
Illustrates dual process model of attitudes
Implicit: automatic processing, occurs outside conscious awareness
Explicit: controlled processing, occurs within conscious awareness, stronger predictor of
discrimination
Stereotype - ANSWERS-Belief
conclusions or inferences we make about people based on their group membership, such as
race religion, age, or gender.
Many are accurate
Some are inaccurate and linked to prejudice
Discrimination - ANSWERS-Behavior
Showing favoritism or hostility to other because of their affiliation with a group
Implicit Association Test (IAT) - ANSWERS-records reaction time and accurancy for different
category pairings
Racism - ANSWERS-an individual's attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people of a
given race
Traditional racism was blatant
Modern racism is more subtle
Solutions8
reciprocal aid - ANSWERS-helping that occurs in return for prior help
Reciprocal aid promotes survival and failure to reciprocate is punished
Egoistic route to helping - ANSWERS-witness distress of another person, personal distress,
egotistic motivation to reduce own distress, helping or escape will reduce own distress
Altruistic route to helping - ANSWERS-witness distress of another person, empathy for them,
alturistic motivation to reduce others distress, only helping will relieve others distress
bystander effect - ANSWERS-The finding that a person is less likely to provide help whenthere
are other bystanders
pluralistic ignorance - ANSWERS-looking to others for cues about how to behave, while they are
looking at you; collective misinterpretation
diffusion of responsibility - ANSWERS-he reduction in feeling responsible that occurs when
othersare present "I'm sure someone else called 911"
empathy - ANSWERS-having sympathy and compassion for others
Empathy is stronger predictors of helping than distress
distress - ANSWERS-upset, anxious, disturbed
Only helping will relieve others distress
, Bystander intervention model - ANSWERS-1) Notice event2) Interpret event as emergency3)
Assume responsibility to help4) Know how to help5) Decide to implement help7
prejudice - ANSWERS-attitude: Holding hostile or negative attitudes toward an individual or
group
Illustrates dual process model of attitudes
Implicit: automatic processing, occurs outside conscious awareness
Explicit: controlled processing, occurs within conscious awareness, stronger predictor of
discrimination
Stereotype - ANSWERS-Belief
conclusions or inferences we make about people based on their group membership, such as
race religion, age, or gender.
Many are accurate
Some are inaccurate and linked to prejudice
Discrimination - ANSWERS-Behavior
Showing favoritism or hostility to other because of their affiliation with a group
Implicit Association Test (IAT) - ANSWERS-records reaction time and accurancy for different
category pairings
Racism - ANSWERS-an individual's attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people of a
given race
Traditional racism was blatant
Modern racism is more subtle
