Prosocial Behavior

Question 1

Prosocial Behavior

Answer 1

Behaviors with positive social consequences (includes helping and altruism).

Question 2

Helping

Answer 2

Benefits a person directly

Question 3

Altruism

Answer 3

Helping without the expectation of receiving a benefit or reward.

Question 4

Evaluation Apprehension

Answer 4

Fear of looking foolish in front of others, especially in an ambiguous situation; may lead to a lack of response in an emergency.

Question 5

Diffusion of responsibility

Answer 5

We believe that other people are just as responsible as we are to help.

Question 6

Cialdini’s Littering Studies

Answer 6

Making a particular norm salient reinforces the norm.
Ex). Seeing one piece of litter in a very clean environment. Can be made salient by someone modeling acounternormative action (ex. littering in an otherwise clean environment)
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