Prosocial behaviour

Question 1

What is prosocial behaviour?

Answer 1

Positive actions intended to help others

Question 2

What are the two models of prosocial behaviour?

Answer 2

Egoistic: behaviours done for selfish reasons
Altruistic: behaviours done for selfless reasons

Question 3

What is the negative state relief model? (linked to the egoistic model)

Answer 3

We provide help to relieve our own negative reaction (for ourselves)

Question 4

What is the cost benefit analysis?

Answer 4

We are more likely to help others when we know it will help us as well (how does helping them, help ME)

Question 5

What is the empathy-altruism model?

Answer 5

Helping those whose welfare is threatened, can occur even if the cost of helping is big, it can be argued that there are no selfless actions

Question 6

What is the reciprocity norm?

Answer 6

We help others who have helped us

Question 7

What is the social responsibility norm?

Answer 7

Sense of responsibility to society and their members

Question 8

What are the two evolutionary reasons for helping?

Answer 8

Kin selection: more likely to help close relatives
Reciprocal altruism: if we help others, they may help our genetic line too

Question 9

What is the bystander effect?

Answer 9

The more bystanders there are, the less likely you are to receiving help, or it may be delayed (thinking others will help)

Question 10

What is the 5 steps of the decision model of bystander intervention?

Answer 10

Noticing: seeing the need for help
Interpreting: do we interpret the situation as an emergency?
Responsibility: feeling responsible for helping
Skills: do we have the skills to help
Providing help:

Question 11

What other influences encourage helping? (5)

Answer 11

Mood: increases self-awareness, match our actual self
Attractiveness: we help attractive people
Similarity: those who look like us (ingroup)
Mimicry: acting the same way others do
Modelling: observe others