Factors Influencing Human Cooperation and Helping Behavior Quiz

Explore key concepts in social psychology with this quiz on cooperation, helping behavior, and influential factors.

#1

Which of the following is not a factor influencing human cooperation and helping behavior?

Empathy
Altruism
Competition
Apathy
#2

Which of the following is an example of a situational factor influencing helping behavior?

Empathy
Mood
Personality
Culture
#3

According to the reciprocity norm, what is the typical response when someone helps us?

Reciprocate the help
Ignore the help
Feel guilty
Refuse the help
#4

Which factor is NOT typically associated with increased helping behavior?

Being in a hurry
Feeling competent
Positive mood
High levels of stress
#5

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences prosocial behavior?

Mood
Gender
Culture
Social loafing
#6

What psychological concept suggests that individuals are more likely to help others who they perceive as similar to themselves?

Social facilitation
Social comparison
Social identity
Social loafing
#7

Which theory posits that individuals help others in order to reduce their own distress or negative emotions?

Empathy-altruism hypothesis
Social exchange theory
Negative-state relief model
Reciprocity norm
#8

According to the social exchange theory, what motivates individuals to engage in cooperative behaviors?

Empathy
Altruism
Maximizing rewards and minimizing costs
Social identity
#9

What term describes the tendency for individuals to exert less effort in a group setting compared to when working alone?

Social facilitation
Social loafing
Social comparison
Social identity
#10

Which theory proposes that individuals help others in order to increase the likelihood of receiving help in return?

Empathy-altruism hypothesis
Social exchange theory
Negative-state relief model
Reciprocity norm
#11

In the context of evolutionary psychology, what is kin selection?

A form of altruism directed towards close genetic relatives
A mechanism for social comparison
A cognitive bias in decision making
An aspect of social identity
#12

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences bystander intervention in emergencies?

Number of bystanders present
Ambiguity of the situation
Similarity of the victim
Gender of the bystander
#13

Which of the following is a factor contributing to the diffusion of responsibility in a group?

High group cohesion
Clear emergency situation
Presence of authority figures
Large number of bystanders
#14

Which of the following is NOT a factor influencing altruistic behavior according to the empathy-altruism hypothesis?

Empathy
Cost-benefit analysis
Distress
Attribution of responsibility
#15

What is the term for the phenomenon where individuals who receive help experience a decreased sense of self-worth?

Altruistic motivation
Recipient guilt
Empathic distress
Social loafing

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