Author Question: Based on the study by Shariff and Norenzayan (2007) presented in your text, if you pass by several ... (Read 47 times)

elizabeth18 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Based on the study by Shariff and Norenzayan (2007) presented in your text, if you pass by several churches, then a block or so later a homeless person asks you for change, how are you likely to behave?

a. You would probably take the person to the churches you passed to get help.
b. You would be very unlikely to give the person money.
c. You would be more likely to give the person money.
d. Passing by churches would not prime you to give more money, but passing by banks might.

Question 2

Considering the results of the study by Shariff and Norenzayan (2007) presented in your text, why is it that when people were primed with words related to God or fairness to others, they left more money for the next person?

a. Goals of altruism were activated without the participants' awareness.
b. Participants believed their sense of fairness was being evaluated.
c. Participants were told that the next participant would know how much money they left and their name.
d. Goals of generosity versus frugality were made salient.