Author Question: Researchers (Ohbuchi, Ohno, & Mukai, 1993) found that participants were less likely to ... (Read 78 times)

kfurse · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Researchers (Ohbuchi, Ohno, & Mukai, 1993) found that participants were less likely to administer shocks to another person when that person had previously disclosed something personal about him- or herself.

According to the authors of your textbook, why is that?
a. Similarity leads to attraction, not aggression.
b. Personal information can make it easier to empathize with another.
c. When we are anonymous, we are more likely to aggress.
d. Self-disclosure serves as a way to model prosocial behavior.

Question 2

You are trying to reach the glove compartment and drive at the same time and end up tapping the bumper of the driver in front of you. When you both get out to survey the damage, you apologize saying,

It's my fault; I should have been paying closer attention to driving. I'm sorry. What is the other motorist likely to do in response, according to the authors of your text?
a. Tap your bumper in retaliation.
b. Punch you to knock some sense into you.
c. Become less angry about the situation.
d. Actually start apologizing and taking some of the blame as well.