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Social Psychology II

RAPID REVIEW 2

  1. True or False: People are more likely to help when they are alone than when they are in the presence of many others.

    a. True
    b. False

  2. Kitty Genovese is known for

    a. developing the CAT scanner.
    b. conducting early research on altruism.
    c. being murdered in New York City in front of many witnesses.
    d. jumping into the freezing Potomac river to save drowning victims of the Air Florida air crash.

  3. According to researchers, the factor responsible for the bystander effect may be

    a. social phobia.
    b. social responsibility.
    c. diffusion of responsibility.
    d. Irresponsibility.

  4. What percentage of research participants in Latane and Darley's study left the room to provide help when the research participants thought they were alone?

    a. 75%
    b. 82%
    c. 15%
    d. 85%

  5. The question of most interest to social psychologists concerning the Kitty Genovese case is

    a. why Kitty Genovese didn't fight harder to get away from the perpetrator.
    b. what was Kitty Genovese doing out alone at that time of the morning.
    c. why didn't any of the more than 38 people watching help her.
    d. what drives men to commit such horrible crimes.

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