Helping

Question 1

What is the empathy altruis hypothesis?

Answer 1

Where empathetic concern drives helping

Question 2

What is the bystander effect?

Answer 2

• Presence of others inhibits helping in emergencies

- Less likely to notice, interpret as a problem or assume responsability

Question 3

How does the bystander effect change with regard to violent emergencies?

Answer 3

Increase intervention - creates sense of safety

- De-escalates attention

Question 4

What group membership factors affect the bystander effect?

Answer 4

Friends more likely to intervene

Less likely to intervene if from a different social/racial group

Question 5

How do gender categories affect helping?

Answer 5

Presence of other women makes female participant more likely to help
Presence of women (least when presence of other men) make male participant more likely to help

Question 6

What two conditions contribute towards the helping of an outgroup?

Answer 6

• When the image of the ingroup is at stake

- When the help is dependency orientated, outgroups in inferior/non-threatening position

Question 7

When is outgroup help refused?

Answer 7

Awareness of stereotypes e.g women more likely to reject male help when made aware of the benevolent male stereotype
Low status groups may reject help percieved as dependency orientated

Question 8

How can culture affect helping?

Answer 8

Study by Lavene 2001 showed negative relationship with regard to economic prosperity - more reliance on community for fufillment of basic needs?