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111) Helping others for unselfish reasons is called a. altruism. b. egoism. c. situationalism. d. influentialism. 112) Learning about psychological research can change real-world behaviour for the better. This is known as a. the bystander effect. b. the altruism effect. c. the enlightenment effect. d. the helping effect. 113) Which of the following situational factors does not increase the likelihood that someone will exhibit helping behaviour? a. If they can easily escape the situation to get help. b. If they are in a good mood relative to a negative mood. c. If they have been exposed to prosocial and altruistic role models. d. If the characteristics of the victim are similar to the helper or suggest the situation was out of their control. 114) Which of the following individuals is likely to help in an emergency situation? a. A person who is highly concerned about social approval b. An individual who is very extroverted c. An individual who holds traditional values d. A librarian who is shy and reserved 115) Melissa is out at a restaurant having dinner and drinks with friends. At a nearby table, a man falls off his chair and has an epileptic seizure. Which of the following features would increase the likelihood that Melissa would help in this situation? a. If Melissa was an off-duty lifeguard b. If Melissa was with a large group of friends c. If Melissa was someone who holds traditional views d. If Melissa was attractive and the man was unattractive 116) Which of the following individuals would be most likely to engaging in helping behaviour in an emergency situation? a. Pearline, shy and concerned about social approval, passes a man who appears to be having a seizure. b. Bailey, an extroverted mechanic, notices a man trip and fall and hit his head on a street corner. c. Matt, a sociable paramedic, notices an attractive female being hassled by other men on a bus. d. Carmen, an introverted secretary who is queasy about blood, watches another woman fall off her bike. 117) Which of the following is not a reason why we hurt others? a. Interpersonal provocation b. Media altruism c. High arousal d. Warm temperatures 118) Who is least likely to be aggressive? a. Cody, an American Southerner who has just been insulted by a neighbour b. Juan, who just watched a daylong marathon of slasher movies c. Jeff, who has been drinking heavily at a bar because his girlfriend dumped him. d. Shoshone, who lives in the Yukon and likes to curl up with a good book and read 119) Both laboratory and naturalistic research has demonstrated that watching media violence __________ the odds of engaging in violent behaviour. a. decreases b. increases c. has no effect on d. only temporarily decreases 120) Research has shown that there are gender differences in aggression. These findings suggest that a. higher levels of testosterone may produce more outward aggression in males. b. males are likely to engage in more relational aggression than females. c. males engage in more nondirect aggression than females. d. females are more likely to be affected by high temperatures than males.