Chapter 13 Flashcards
prosocial behaviour
helps others and society in general
role of prosocial behaviour
people normally display prosocial behaviour to help our species survive and that through socialisation children learn that they should help others.
Bystander affect
someone is more likely to help out if there is no one else is around.
norm
standardised behaviour that is followed by society
reciprocity principle
If someone helps us then we are expected to help that person
Social responsibility norm
wea are expected to help those within society who are dependent, without expecting anything in return
Empathy
emotional response to another person’s distress
arousal
the act of reliving an issue to stop someone from being in distress to make the situation more comfortable for ourselves
mood (bystander affect)
those who are in a better mood are more likely to help others than those in a bad mood
compotence (bystander affect)
Competence also plays a role as those who think they can help due to their knowledge in a field are more likely to help e.g. a doctor will help someone who is on the ground but a tradie may not as they don’t have the necessary knowledge.
Altruism
Altruism is providing help without expecting someone to pay it back
Anti-social Behaviour
Behaviour that is harmful to others. Antisocial behaviour can be further broken down into hostile, which is impulsive or instrumental which is carefully planned out.
nature and nurture of antisocial behaviour
Nature - people are instinctively aggressive and hostile to compete for resources
Nurture - people learn antisocial behaviour from socialisation
Diffusion of responsibility
the more people there are the more likely people will
Audience inhibition
helping someone may make the person look weird to others so some may not provide help due to a fear of social blunders.
Social influence
if someone sees that others are not helping someone they may not help someone.
Costa and benefit analysis
People weigh up the pros and cons of helping others and thus may not help another person. Stages of cost benefit analysis are physiological arousal, labelling the arousal with a specific emotion and evaluating the consequences of helping.
Groupthink
when making decisions within a group we are more susceptible to others. Within groups we tend to make decisions that will help the harmony of a group. If we feel opposed to group decisions we tend to stay silent