Helpful Social Behaviour

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Pro social behaviour

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Any action that provides benefit to others

Question 1

Helping

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Behaviour that is intended to addition another person

Question 2

Egoistic motivation

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A motive for helping in order to obtain rewards or avoid punishments

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Altruistic motivation

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A motive for helping purely for the sake or providing benefit to another person

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Inclusive fitness

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The principle that some social behaviours have been selected during the course of evolution because they increase the survival of our genes.

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Empathy

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The ability to comprehend how another person is experiencing a situation

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Empathy altruism hypothesis

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The idea that feelings of empathy for a person can lead to behaviour that is motivated solely by wanting to help that person

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Norm of social responsibility

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The rule of guidance that we should help those who need help if possible

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Personal norms

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Guidelines that h e been internalized to become expectations for oneself In particular situations

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Just world theory

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A model proposing that humans need to believe that the world is a fair place where people generally wat what they deserve

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Interpersonal reactivity index

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A measure reflecting the extent to which which people feel empathy in responses to others experiences

Question 11

Volunteerism

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Unpaid helping behaviour that is given willingly to a worthwhile cause or organization