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Factors Influencing Human Cooperation and Helping Behavior Quiz

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

Apathy

Explanation

Lack of interest or concern

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

Mood

Explanation

Emotional state affecting willingness to help

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

Reciprocate the help

Explanation

Returning favors in kind

Which factor is NOT typically associated with increased helping behavior?

High levels of stress

Explanation

Stress often inhibits altruistic responses

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

Social loafing

Explanation

Decreased effort in group settings does not directly influence prosocial behavior

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

Social identity

Explanation

Identification with a particular group

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

Negative-state relief model

Explanation

Altruism to alleviate personal distress

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

Maximizing rewards and minimizing costs

Explanation

Desire for favorable outcomes and minimal losses

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

Social loafing

Explanation

Reduced individual effort in collective tasks

#10

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

Reciprocity norm

Explanation

Expectation of future assistance

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

A form of altruism directed towards close genetic relatives

Explanation

Preference for aiding relatives due to shared genes

#12

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

Gender of the bystander

Explanation

Gender does not significantly affect intervention

#13

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

Large number of bystanders

Explanation

Reduced sense of personal responsibility with more observers

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

Cost-benefit analysis

Explanation

Empathy-driven altruism rather than rational calculation

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

Recipient guilt

Explanation

Feeling of indebtedness or diminished self-esteem

Factors Influencing Human Cooperation and Helping Behavior Quiz

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

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

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

Which factor is NOT typically associated with increased helping behavior?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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