Prosocial Behavior Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Altruism and Helping

📚 Quick Study Guide

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• Prosocial Behavior: Actions intended to benefit others.
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• Altruism: Helping others purely out of a desire to benefit them, with no expectation of reward.
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• Egoism: Helping others with the expectation of receiving something in return (e.g., praise, reduced guilt).
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• Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
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• Bystander Effect: The phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present.
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• Diffusion of Responsibility: A socio-psychological phenomenon whereby a person is less likely to take responsibility for action or inaction when others are present.
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• Norm of Reciprocity: The expectation that helping others will increase the likelihood that they will help us in the future.

🤔 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following BEST defines prosocial behavior?
   1. A) Actions that are intended to harm others.
   2. B) Actions that are intended to benefit oneself.
   3. C) Actions that are intended to benefit others.
   4. D) Actions that are neither harmful nor helpful.
2. What is altruism?
   1. A) Helping others with the expectation of receiving something in return.
   2. B) Helping others purely out of a desire to benefit them.
   3. C) Ignoring others' needs to focus on oneself.
   4. D) Acting aggressively towards others.
3. Egoism, as it relates to prosocial behavior, suggests that people help others because:
   1. A) They genuinely care about others' well-being.
   2. B) They expect to receive something in return.
   3. C) They are forced to by social norms.
   4. D) They are afraid of being punished.
4. What is empathy?
   1. A) The act of harming others intentionally.
   2. B) The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
   3. C) A lack of concern for others' well-being.
   4. D) The feeling of superiority over others.
5. The bystander effect describes:
   1. A) The increased likelihood of helping someone when others are present.
   2. B) The decreased likelihood of helping someone when others are present.
   3. C) The feeling of empathy towards others.
   4. D) The desire to receive something in return for helping.
6. Diffusion of responsibility explains that individuals are less likely to take action when:
   1. A) They are alone.
   2. B) They feel personally responsible.
   3. C) Others are present.
   4. D) They are rewarded for their actions.
7. The norm of reciprocity suggests that:
   1. A) Helping others will decrease the likelihood that they will help us in the future.
   2. B) Helping others will increase the likelihood that they will help us in the future.
   3. C) People should only help those who are similar to them.
   4. D) People should never expect anything in return for helping others.