Bystander effect - Exam
  • 1. What is the bystander effect?
A) A phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help in an emergency situation when other people are present.
B) An instinctual response to assist in any emergency situation.
C) A behavior that encourages individuals to intervene in group settings.
D) A study that shows people are more likely to help when alone.
  • 2. In which year was the term 'bystander effect' first introduced?
A) 1975.
B) 1982.
C) 1990.
D) 1968.
  • 3. Which factor contributes to the bystander effect?
A) Diffusion of responsibility.
B) Rapid decision-making skills.
C) Heightened sense of personal responsibility.
D) Strong individualistic values.
  • 4. What is the 'diffusion of responsibility' concept in the context of the bystander effect?
A) People selectively assign responsibility to others in emergency situations.
B) People feel more personal responsibility to respond when others are present.
C) People feel less personal responsibility to respond when others are present.
D) People respond more efficiently in groups rather than alone.
  • 5. What is the 'noticing' step in the bystander intervention process?
A) Being aware of an emergency situation.
B) Taking direct action to help.
C) Deciding whether to intervene.
D) Assessing the risks involved.
  • 6. How does the bystander effect influence emergency response time?
A) It only affects individual response time.
B) It speeds up emergency response time.
C) It delays emergency response time.
D) It has no effect on emergency response time.
  • 7. What can individuals do to overcome the bystander effect?
A) Take personal responsibility and intervene.
B) Avoid getting involved in emergency situations.
C) Assume someone else will help and walk away.
D) Rely on social norms to guide behavior.
  • 8. How can increasing awareness of the bystander effect help reduce its impact?
A) Educating individuals about the phenomenon and its consequences.
B) Ignoring the presence of others in emergency situations.
C) Encouraging people to solely rely on group decision-making.
D) Promoting an individualistic attitude in group settings.
  • 9. In the experiment by LatanĂ© and Rodin, what was the percentage of people who helped when alone?
A) Fifty percent
B) Forty percent
C) Ninety percent
D) Seventy percent
  • 10. According to a 2011 meta-analysis, in what type of emergencies is the bystander effect most likely to occur?
A) Non-emergency situations
B) Non-dangerous emergencies
C) All types of emergencies
D) Dangerous emergencies
  • 11. What percentage of bystanders intervened in conflicts according to Philpot et al. (2019)?
A) 30%
B) 50%
C) Over 90%
D) 70%
  • 12. What principle suggests that bystanders look to others to interpret an emergency?
A) Social influence
B) Social identity
C) Social facilitation
D) Social comparison
  • 13. What type of intervention involves directly assisting the victim?
A) Direct intervention
B) Passive intervention
C) Indirect intervention
D) Detour intervention
  • 14. In what type of situations was the bystander effect attenuated according to the 2011 meta-analysis?
A) Dangerous situations
B) Non-emergency situations
C) Non-dangerous situations
D) All situations
  • 15. What factor can delay a person's decision to assist another in need?
A) Group cohesiveness
B) Low consequence
C) Environmental familiarity
D) High ambiguity
  • 16. How does familiarity with the environment affect a bystander's likelihood to help?
A) Decreases likelihood
B) Increases likelihood
C) Has no effect
D) Causes confusion
  • 17. What effect does priming a social context have on helping behavior?
A) Increases urgency
B) Encourages helping behavior
C) Has no effect
D) May inhibit helping behavior
  • 18. Which group was most likely to respond to a hurt victim in Rutkowski et al.'s experiment?
A) Four member high cohesive group
B) Two member low cohesive group
C) Two member high cohesive group
D) Four member low cohesive group
  • 19. Which stage involves children considering possible benefits and costs before acting?
A) Noticing that something is wrong
B) Feeling empathy
C) Interpreting a need for help
D) Condensing motives for action
  • 20. Who eventually entered the water to save Raymond Zack?
A) A good samaritan
B) A Coast Guard member
C) A firefighter
D) A police officer
  • 21. On what date did the murder of Kitty Genovese occur?
A) December 25, 1964
B) March 13, 1964
C) October 24, 2009
D) May 30, 2011
  • 22. What psychological concept suggests that individuals in a group may lose their sense of individual accountability?
A) Deindividuation
B) Social facilitation
C) Group polarization
D) Conformity
  • 23. What was the screen name of the female victim in the experiment?
A) Susan Harmen
B) Sally Harmen
C) Suzy Harmen
D) Suzanne Harmen
  • 24. What was the mean response time when no specific person was called out for help?
A) 45.00 seconds
B) 60.00 seconds
C) 36.38 seconds
D) 51.53 seconds
  • 25. In the 2005 experiment, when were bystanders more likely to help an injured person?
A) If the person was wearing a disliked football jersey
B) If the person was wearing a plain shirt
C) If the person was wearing a neutral shirt
D) If the person was wearing a liked football jersey
  • 26. What year was the study by the International Ombudsman Association published?
A) 2009
B) 2010
C) 2011
D) 2008
  • 27. How does shared group-level psychological relationship affect helping behavior?
A) Causes confusion
B) Can encourage helping
C) Always inhibits helping
D) Has no effect
  • 28. Which program is used by American universities to improve bystander attitudes in cases of rape?
A) The InterAct Sexual Assault Prevention program
B) The Red Flag program
C) The Green Dot program
D) The Blue Light program
  • 29. What was the screen name of the male victim in the experiment?
A) John Harmen
B) Jake Harmen
C) Jake Smith
D) James Harmen
  • 30. What was found to predict helping behavior when social identification was controlled?
A) Group size predicted helping
B) Social identification predicted helping
C) Empathy no longer predicted helping
D) Empathy predicted helping
  • 31. What was one of the physical consequences suffered by Jane Doe after the assault?
A) Scars from cigarette burns on her back
B) Broken bones
C) Loss of hearing
D) Amnesia
  • 32. What term describes children thinking others are just playing rather than in distress?
A) Moral deliberation
B) Pluralistic ignorance
C) Empathic anger
D) Social status scanning
  • 33. What was Raymond Zack doing when he entered the waters off Robert Crown Memorial Beach?
A) Fishing
B) Swimming
C) Sailing
D) Standing neck deep in water
  • 34. Which of the following is a contextual ingredient influencing children's behavior according to Thornberg?
A) Fear of punishment
B) Peer pressure
C) Compliance with rules
D) Gender stereotypes
  • 35. What cultural characteristic did Boet KotzĂ© testify about in the S. vs. Sibisi case?
A) Cultural isolation
B) Personal accountability
C) Individualism
D) Collective consciousness
  • 36. What did an article published in American Psychologist in 2007 reveal about the Kitty Genovese case?
A) There were more than 38 eyewitnesses
B) The story had been exaggerated by the media
C) The attacker was immediately caught
D) The police were not called at all
  • 37. What study year did Robert Thornberg conduct research on children as bystanders?
A) 2007
B) 2012
C) 2005
D) 2010
  • 38. What was the mean response time when a specific person was called out for help?
A) 36.38 seconds
B) 51.53 seconds
C) 45.00 seconds
D) 60.00 seconds
  • 39. How long after the initial 911 call was the suspect arrested?
A) 15 minutes
B) 5 minutes
C) 3 minutes
D) 10 minutes
  • 40. What theory explains the effect of shared identity on empathy and helping behavior?
A) Social identity theory
B) Self-categorization theory
C) Social comparison theory
D) Cognitive dissonance theory
  • 41. How long did the sexual assault on the SEPTA train last?
A) Nearly 40 minutes
B) 20 minutes
C) 30 minutes
D) 50 minutes
  • 42. What is the final stage in Thornberg's model of moral deliberation as a bystander?
A) Feeling empathy
B) Noticing
C) Interpreting
D) Acting
  • 43. What concept was introduced in South African courts to make convictions more just?
A) Reasonable doubt
B) Mitigating factors
C) Justifiable reasons
D) Extenuating circumstances
  • 44. Which stage involves children paying selective attention to their environment?
A) Noticing that something is wrong
B) Acting
C) Interpreting a need for help
D) Feeling empathy
  • 45. How many online chat groups were observed in the experiment?
A) 100
B) 400
C) 300
D) 500
  • 46. What is the name of the ABC primetime show that tests the bystander effect?
A) Bystander Intervention: Reality Check
B) Primetime: What Would You Do?
C) What Would You Do? The Series
D) The Bystander Effect: Live
  • 47. What ultimately caused Raymond Zack to collapse in the water?
A) Hypothermia
B) Drowning
C) Heart attack
D) Dehydration
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