module 9

Question 1

prosocial behavior

Answer 1

any behavior that is meant to help other people

Question 2

altruism

Answer 2

behavior that is meant to help others without expecting something in return

Question 3

kin selection

Answer 3

people are more likely to help those genetically and most closely related to them rather than a random person

Question 4

reciprocity norm

Answer 4

belief that if you give me something, i’ll give you something in return

Question 5

empathy-altruisim hypothesis

Answer 5

people are more likely to help others if they feel empathy for them

empathy leads to altruism

Question 6

altruistic personality trait

Answer 6

certain people are born with personalities that make them more likely to help others

Question 7

meta-analysis

Answer 7

looking for patterns across many studies on the same general topic

Question 8

in-group helping

Answer 8

when people help others who belong to their same social or cultural group

Question 9

out-group helping

Answer 9

helping someone from a group you aren’t in

Question 10

collectivistic culture

Answer 10

group > individual

more likely to help in-group members

Question 11

individualistic culture

Answer 11

individual > group

more likely to help out-group members