In General, When It Comes to Helping Others, Males Tend

question 26

Multiple Choice

In general, when it comes to helping others, males tend to be more helpful than females in many situations. In which of the following situations are males probably NOT more helpful?

• A) Helping a stranger who rides his bike directly into a stop sign by calling for an ambulance
• B) Helping to evacuate a museum after an imminent bomb threat is announced by running through the museum halls and calling out to people
• C) Helping a group of strangers who are trying to unload large ski equipment from their car by volunteering to hold doors open for them
• D) Helping to teach an autistic child to read by volunteering on an ongoing, weekly basis at a local facility

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Definitions:

Thermoception

The sensory perception of temperature.

Gestalt

A concept originating from psychology that emphasizes the human tendency to perceive the whole rather than the individual parts, suggesting that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Figure-Ground Relationship

A visual perception principle where an object (the figure) is perceived distinctly from its background (the ground).

Principle of Closure

A gestalt psychology principle suggesting that individuals tend to perceive incomplete figures as complete.