A car is rapidly approaching an old lady crossing Hollywood Boulevard. Alan pushes the lady out of the way and is himself hit by the car, but saves her life. This is an example of:

A. empathy
B. prosocial behavior
C. diffusion of responsibility
D. reciprocity


Answer: B

Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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All of the following are ways in which mental health professionals might function as scientist-practitioners EXCEPT a. analyzing their own motivations and reasons for helping people with psychological problems. b. evaluating their own assessments and treatments for effectiveness

c. conducting research leading to new information about mental disorders and their treatments. d. using the most current diagnostic and treatment procedures.

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Eyewitnesses tend to be better at identifying members of their own ethnic group than persons from other groups. This phenomenon is best explained by

a. memory decay. b. the disuse theory of forgetting. c. the tendency to categorize strangers in general terms. d. the tendency to repress traumatic encounters.

Psychology

The concept that high-quality parenting is not necessary for children's survival proposes that children need

a. any kind of parents. c. no parents. b. good-enough parents. d. teachers more than parents

Psychology