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