Author Question: Describe how moods, both good and bad, affect helping. What will be an ideal ... (Read 117 times)

OSWALD · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Describe how moods, both good and bad, affect helping.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

According to correspondent inference theory, correspondent inferences are most likely to occur when a person's behavior is

a. not freely chosen, expected, and results in many desirable outcomes.
b. freely chosen, expected, and results in few desirable outcomes.
c. freely chosen, unexpected, and results in many desirable outcomes.
d. freely chosen, unexpected, and results in few desirable outcomes.

potomatos · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Both good and bad moods can lead to increased helping. When in good moods, positive
thoughts become more accessible, leading to more consideration of helping others. In
addition, people in good moods may help more in order to maintain these moods.
Alternatively, people in bad moods may help more in order to remove their guilt or to rid
themselves of the bad moods. This is known as the negative state relief model. It
should be noted, however, that bad moods only tend to increase helping in adults and
older children.

Answer to Question 2

d