Helping and Altrusims Flashcards
the egoist
helping is done to make us feel better
the altruist
helping b/c will benefit someone else, selfless act
empathy Altruism hypothesis
we help to be egoist or altruistic
kin selection theory
we tend to help family and people who are similar
reciprocal altruism
we help others so they will help us later
indirect reciprocity
when you see someone do nice thing, you then think they are nice
group selection
groups w/more altruistic members more likely to survive
reciprocity norm
if someone helps us we are expected to help them in future
social responsibility norm
help others w/o expecting help back. Being selfless
- happens in large events/natural disaster
- won’t help if we think person caused situation
moral cleansing
engaging in actions that are meant to restore order
cost benefit analysis
more likely to help others when it will help us
reciprocity norms and age
babies more likely to share
older people less likely to accept help b/c can’t help back
genovese effect
more people present less likely to get help
diffusion of responsibility
don’t need to help because someone else might/will do it
evaluation apprehension
people don’t help b/c they think their help isn’t good enough
