Author Question: Aidan has just received notice that he's been admitted to the law school of his choice. As he walks ... (Read 199 times)

jayhills49 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Aidan has just received notice that he's been admitted to the law school of his choice. As he walks along, he's in a good mood. He sees a worker fall off a ladder, and rushes over to assist. Why did Aidan help in this case? Good moods

a. change our interpretations of social rewards and costs.
b. make our ability to empathize unimportant.
c. tend to focus our attention inward, on our attitudes and values.
d. increase our tendency to process information systematically.

Question 2

Researchers (Isen & Levin, 1972) found that mall shoppers who found dimes were more likely to help a stranger pick up papers he had dropped. These results suggest that

a. participants thought the money belonged to the man and wanted to return it.
b. finding a dime put people in a good mood and increased their helping.
c. finding a dime instead of a quarter disappointed people, and this negative mood increased helping.
d. thinking happy thoughts enhances both mood and helping.