Myers 11/e Test Bank Chapter 12 1) The motive to increase another’s welfare without conscious regard for one’s self-interests defines A. the social responsibility norm. B. egoism. C. the s ocial-exchange theory. D. altruism. Answer: D Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedba...
1 PSYCHOLOGY TESTBANK Myers 11/e Test Bank Chapter 12 1) The motive to increase another’s welfare without conscious regard for one’s self -interests defines A. the social responsibility norm. B. egoism. C. the social -exchange theory. D. altruism. Answer: D Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: page 440 Learning Goals: Explain psychology’s theories of what motivates helping —and the type of helping each theory seeks to explain. 2) You were walking down the street with your friend Sabrina when she stopped to ask a child why he was crying. The boy said that he was lost, so Sabrina took time out of her busy day to help the child find his way home. Sabrina’s behavior can be characterized by A. the reciprocity norm. B. egoism. C. the social -exchange theory. D. altruism. Answer: D Bloom’s Taxonomy: Application Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: page 440 Learning Goals: Explain psychology’s theories of what motivates helping —and the type of helping each theory seeks to explain. 3) The notion that humans interact in such a way as to minimize costs and maximize rewards to the self is referred to as A. the social -exchange theory . B. egoism. C. the reciprocity norm. D. self-theory. Answer: A Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic 2 PSYCHOLOGY TESTBANK Feedback: page 441 3 PSYCHOLOGY TESTBANK Learning Goals: Explain psychology’s theories of what motivates helping —and the type of helping each theory seeks to explain. 4) Before agreeing to help out at the local homeless shelter, Sharon weighs the costs (e.g., getting up at dawn) and benefits (e.g., feeling good about herself) of doing so. This strategy can be predicted by the A. empathy -altruism hypothesis. B. social -exchange theory. C. social responsibility norm. D. social comparison theory. Answer: B Bloom’s Taxonomy: Application Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: page 441 Learning Goals: Explain psychology’s theories of what motivates helping —and the type of helping each theory seeks to explain. 5) You are asked to participate in a blood drive. In thinking about doing so, you weigh the costs (e.g., being pricked by a needle) and benefits (e.g., feeling good about yourself) of doing so. This strategy can be predicted by the A. empathy -altruism hypothesis. B. social -exchange theory. C. social responsibility norm. D. social comparison theory. Answer: B Bloom’s Taxonomy: Application Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: page 441 Learning Goals: Explain psychology’s theories of what motivates helping —and the type of helping each theory seeks to explain. 6) According to the social -exchange theory, the rewards that motivate helping are A. internal or external. B. internal. C. external. D. consciously recognized before the act of helping. Answer: A Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: page 441 4 PSYCHOLOGY TESTBANK Learning Goals: Explain psychology’s theories of what motivates helping —and the type of helping each theory seeks to explain. 7) The opposite of altruism is A. apathy. B. antipathy. C. egoism. D. selfishness. Answer: C Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: page 443 Learning Goals: Explain psychology’s theories of what motivates helping —and the type of helping each theory seeks to explain. 8) Altruism is to as egoism is to . A. Gouldner; Batson B. reciprocity; social justice C. the evolutionary theory; the social norms theory D. another’s welfare; one’s own welfare Answer: D Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Moderate Feedback: page 443 Learning Goals: Explain psychology’s theories of what motivates helping —and the type of helping each theory seeks to explain. 9) The notion of egoism maintains that A. self-esteem is a more important motive than social approval. B. self-interest motivates all behavior. C. our self-concept is determined by others’ evaluation of us. D. the healthy personality has a strong ego. Answer: B Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Difficult Feedback: page 443 Learning Goals: Explain psychology’s theories of what motivates helping —and the type of helping each theory seeks to explain. 10) A major weakness of the reward theory is that it
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