Author Question: A woman has just been in a car accident and needs someone to get her out of her car. A man has AIDS ... (Read 53 times)

cmoore54 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

A woman has just been in a car accident and needs someone to get her out of her car. A man has AIDS and needs someone to take him to the hospital for ongoing treatments.

According to the research on gender differences in prosocial behavior, which of the following is most likely to be true?
a. John is more likely to help the woman; Karen is more likely to help the man.
b. John is more likely to help the man; Karen is more likely to help the woman.
c. John is more likely to help both the man and the woman.
d. John and Karen are equally likely to help both the woman and the man.

Question 2

When it comes to helping behavior,

a. men are more helpful than women.
b. women are more helpful than men.
c. there is no difference between men and women.
d. either gender might be more helpful, depending on the help needed.