Prosocial Behavior and Cooperation Flashcards
What is prosocial behavior?
- Voluntary behavior intended to benefit others
EX. Goal driven
- Resource provision
- Emotional support
Why are people prosocial?
- Fitness benefits
- Reciprocity
- Social Status
- Conformity
What’s Sympathy based on?
- Your perspective
What is Empathy based on?
- Someone else’s perspective
When are tangible reinforcers used?
- on low-rate & high cost behaviors
When are verbal rewards used?
- High rate & less costly behaviors
What is action-oriented?
- Concrete action needed for an immediate concrete
Ex. “go clean your room”
What is need-oriented?
- Abstract needs for emotions; help behavior
-this takes more time to develop because of empathy & sympathy are needed
What is Kin-Selection?
- We are more likely to help those who are biologically related to us because it will have direct benefit to sharing genes
What is emotional intelligence?
- The ability of individuals to accurately recognize & label their own emotions & those of others
What does the Dunfield study tell us?
- By 18-25 months,
toddlers can begin actively engaging in prosocial behavior
What did we learn in the Waugh study?
- Action-oriented is used with 18 month olds
- Need-oriented is used more with 24 month olds
What is Reciprocal Altruism?
- You engage in prosocial behavior, in the hope that your behavior would be reciprocated later
What is Theory of Mind?
- Understanding of differences & similarities between their own thinking and the thinking of others
How do Men and Females differ with prosocial behavior?
- Females engage in more prosocial behavior
Why do high status people engage in prosocial behavior?
- In order to gain or maintain social status
True or False: Children who engage in more prosocial behavior have a slower prefrontal cortex development
FALSE
- they have a faster development
What is the main take-away in the Chokas- Bradley study?
- At baseline, there were no significant differences in prosocial behavior
- Boys in high-status group engaged in significantly more prosocial behavior
- Girls had marginally higher prosocial behaviors
How do people view more prosocial individuals?
- We view them more positively
What is Cooperation?
- The process in which groups of individuals work together towards a common or mutual benefit
How do kids become more prosocial?
- Parents & peers influence prosocial development
- In Childhood,
parents are models - In Adolescence,
Peers are the models
True or False: Prosocial behavior & norms are not culturally development
FALSE
- they are culturally development
What is the Hamlin’s study main idea?
- We like people who help others
What does conformity have to do with Prosocial Behavior?
- People match donations with others
- Donations that are non-anonymous
- Increase the amount of people that donate
- Increases amount donated
