CH.13 HELPING Flashcards
The do good feel good effect is the effect of helping on
Self-worth
Egoism
doing things to make you feel better
Feel bad- do good phenomenon
Has expceptions bc it doesn’t always lead to predicted outcomes
In social exchange theory
we seek to minimize costs and maximize rewards
Both external and internal rewards
motivate helping
When you’re angry
it is an exception to the feel bad-do good phenomenon
Social economics describes human interactions as being an exchange
of material and social goods
helping our family first is in the
kinship norm
the reciprocity norm
explains why we help others when they help us
Social capital
is the support, trust, cooperative actions that keep community healthy
In colletivistic culture people are more likely to help outside family and neighboring circles
periodt
reciprocity is based on
social capital
having neighbors keep an eye on your house when you’re gone is
social capital
Evolutionary psychology doesnt explain
jumping infront of a car to save a stranger
kinship selection
is the idea of selective altruism towards one family members in order to enhance the survivial of the genes