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