Prosocial Behaviour Flashcards
Define pro social behaviour.
actions that provide benefit to others but have no obvious benefits for the helper
What is altruistic behaviour?
helpful actions for others that involve self-sacrifice
Diffusion of responsibility, pluralistic ignorance
Bystander Apathy
How long would it take for someone to help a girl who was having a seizure in a different room if you could hear them..
group 1: just the victim and the one bystander
85% went to help 52secs on average
group 2: the victim, the bystander, and two others
62% went to help 93secs on average
group 3: the victim, the bystander, and three others
31% went to help 166secs on average
This study is an example of what?
Bystander Effect/Diffusion of Responsibility
Define the steps taken (5) when using the model of helping behaviour as a series of cognitive steps.
1) Notice the event
2) Interpret the event as an emergency
3) Assume helping is your responsibility
4) Know what to do
5) Decide to help
What are the five characteristics of an altruistic personality type?
1) High empathy
2) Belief in a just world
3) Social responsibility
4) Internal locus of control
5) Lower egocentrism
**BUT it also matters what kind of help is needed, and the situation: men are more likely to help if it’s a woman and they are going to get praise, women are more likely to help when nurturing and long term.
You are more likely to help when…
a) you see others helping, either real or TV.
b) right after you’ve watched an episode of chopped Canada
c) if you’re Theresa from the real house wives of new jersey
A
Explain positive emotions versus negative emotions with regards to helping.
Positive: can either increase or decrease helping because helping may make you feel even better, but you might not want to spoil your good mood.
Negative: either decreases, increases, or has no effect.
Helping others is more likely when what? (4)
1) required behaviour perceived as relatively easy
2) helpful act will clearly lead to more positive feelings
3) negative emotions not too intense
4) the focus is on other people’s problems and not your own
3 characteristics of a victim that make people more apt to help?
1) Victim responsibility - when the victim is perceived as not responsible for their need of help.
2) Attraction - the more attractive they are.
3) Perceived similarity - if you think you guys have things in common.
who asks for help? (4)
- Shy are reluctant
- Women more likely to
- Young adults more likely than elder
- High SES (socio economic status) invd more likely than low SES
Why would someone respond negatively if helped by a friend or a similar stranger, especially if the task involved important skills, but positively to enemy or dissimilar stranger if the task involves unimportant skills?
don’t want to look incompetent
When you see someone who needs help it arouses empathy and a desire to help them…. if that empathy isn’t aroused they won’t help unless they can’t escape the situation.
empathy-altruism theory
When you help others to make yourself feel good
egoistic theory
the helpers high is a part of what hypothesis?
the empathic joy hypothesis
