Author Question: In one study, participants watched a videotape of a student talking about dropping out of college ... (Read 138 times)

urbanoutfitters · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

In one study, participants watched a videotape of a student talking about dropping out of college because she felt isolated and distressed. She was described as similar or dissimilar to the participants.

Participants were then offered an opportunity to provide her with some advice. What did the findings show?
A) Participants who felt empathy gave more advice.
B) Participants who felt empathy gave less advice.
C) Participants who were similar to her and felt low levels of empathy gave the most advice.
D) Participants who felt empathy, were similar to her, and were told they would be given feedback about how effective their advice was, gave more advice.
E) Participants who felt empathy, were dissimilar to her, and were told they would be given feedback about how effective their advice was, gave more advice.

Question 2

Walter has just watched the news of Hurricane Irene, including an interview with a man who is standing in knee deep water in his basement. Walter decides to go to the store, and on his way sees a stranded motorist.

The negative state relief model predicts that Walter will
A) keep driving because on a bad day like today he can't begin to deal with one more problem.
B) keep driving because the motorist is a member of his in-group.
C) stop and try to help in order to alleviate his own negative feelings.
D) stop and try to help because he might as well wallow in his negative feelings.
E) stop and try to help because he remembers how it feels to be stranded on the side of the road.