Prosocial Behavior and Cooperation

Question 1

What is prosocial behavior?

Answer 1

• Voluntary behavior intended to benefit others
  EX. Goal driven
  - Resource provision
  - Emotional support

Question 2

Why are people prosocial?

Answer 2

• Fitness benefits
• Reciprocity
• Social Status
• Conformity

Question 3

What’s Sympathy based on?

Answer 3

• Your perspective

Question 4

What is Empathy based on?

Answer 4

• Someone else’s perspective

Question 5

When are tangible reinforcers used?

Answer 5

• on low-rate & high cost behaviors

Question 6

When are verbal rewards used?

Answer 6

• High rate & less costly behaviors

Question 7

What is action-oriented?

Answer 7

• Concrete action needed for an immediate concrete
  Ex. “go clean your room”

Question 8

What is need-oriented?

Answer 8

• Abstract needs for emotions; help behavior
  -this takes more time to develop because of empathy & sympathy are needed

Question 9

What is Kin-Selection?

Answer 9

• We are more likely to help those who are biologically related to us because it will have direct benefit to sharing genes

Question 10

What is emotional intelligence?

Answer 10

• The ability of individuals to accurately recognize & label their own emotions & those of others

Question 11

What does the Dunfield study tell us?

Answer 11

• By 18-25 months,
  toddlers can begin actively engaging in prosocial behavior

Question 12

What did we learn in the Waugh study?

Answer 12

• Action-oriented is used with 18 month olds
• Need-oriented is used more with 24 month olds

Question 13

What is Reciprocal Altruism?

Answer 13

• You engage in prosocial behavior, in the hope that your behavior would be reciprocated later

Question 14

What is Theory of Mind?

Answer 14

• Understanding of differences & similarities between their own thinking and the thinking of others

Question 15

How do Men and Females differ with prosocial behavior?

Answer 15

• Females engage in more prosocial behavior

Question 16

Why do high status people engage in prosocial behavior?

Answer 16

• In order to gain or maintain social status

Question 17

True or False: Children who engage in more prosocial behavior have a slower prefrontal cortex development

Answer 17

FALSE
- they have a faster development

Question 18

What is the main take-away in the Chokas- Bradley study?

Answer 18

• 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

Question 19

How do people view more prosocial individuals?

Answer 19

• We view them more positively

Question 20

What is Cooperation?

Answer 20

• The process in which groups of individuals work together towards a common or mutual benefit

Question 21

How do kids become more prosocial?

Answer 21

• Parents & peers influence prosocial development
• In Childhood,
  parents are models
• In Adolescence,
  Peers are the models

Question 22

True or False: Prosocial behavior & norms are not culturally development

Answer 22

FALSE
- they are culturally development

Question 23

What is the Hamlin’s study main idea?

Answer 23

• We like people who help others

Question 24

What does conformity have to do with Prosocial Behavior?

Answer 24

• People match donations with others
• Donations that are non-anonymous
  - Increase the amount of people that donate
  - Increases amount donated

Question 25

How does mood have to do with prosocial behavior?

Answer 25

• Individuals in better moods, engage in more prosocial behavior
• Engaging in prosocial behavior can increase mood

Question 26

True or False: Prosocial behavior can release hormones

Answer 26

TRUE
- releases oxytocin
- oxytocin increases prosocial behaviors

Question 27

How can parents influences prosocial behavior?

Answer 27

• They can socialize children about appropriate reactions to other individuals
  -they can model the behavior
• use positive reinforcement