sac 3 (helping)

Question 1

prosocial behaviour

Answer 1

the act of helping others, even when there is a personal cost to the helper.

Question 2

situational factors (helping behaviour)

Answer 2

1. whether or not we notice the situation
2. how we interpret the situation
3. whether we are prepared to take the responsibility for helping

Question 3

noticing the situation

Answer 3

individuals are more likely to notice the situation than if they are in a group

Question 4

interpreting the situation

Answer 4

the less ambiguous the situation the more likely that help will be offered

Question 5

taking responsibility

Answer 5

whether you see it as your responsibility to help

Question 6

social factors (helping behaviour)

Answer 6

we help others because of social norms ( what society says we should and shouldnt do)

Question 7

reciprocity norm

Answer 7

we should help others who help us

Question 8

social responsibility norm

Answer 8

we should help those who need help because it is our responsibility

Question 9

social justice law

Answer 9

we should only help those who deserve it

Question 10

personal factors (helping behaviour)

Answer 10

whether or not we will help also depends on who we are as individuals

Question 11

empathy

Answer 11

ability to understand others feelings

Question 12

mood

Answer 12

you are more likely to help someone when you are in a good mood (may also help to escape bad mood and feel better about themselves)

Question 13

competence

Answer 13

the more capable we are to help the more likely it is we will help

Question 14

attribution

Answer 14

your likeliness to help can also depend on your attributions about a person

Question 15

bystander effect (reluctance to help)

Answer 15

the tendency for people to be less likely to help another in need when other people are present or believed to be present, compared to when they are alone.

Question 16

diffusion of responsibility (bystander effect)

Answer 16

belief that, in a situation where help is required and others are present, someone else will or should help

Question 17

audience inhibition (bystander effect)

Answer 17

less willing to help for fear of being judged by others.

Question 18

cost-benefit analysis (reluctance to help)

Answer 18

people weigh up the pros and cons of helping before deciding to help. if you lose more than you gain from helping youre less likely to help.

Question 19

bystander intervention

Answer 19

notice event - is help needed - is it an emergency - does the helper assume responsibility - does the helper decide a course of action - does the helper take action

if the answer is no to even just one, no help will be provided

Question 20

quantitive data vs qualitive data

Answer 20

Quantitative data are expressed as numbers and include statistics such as range, measures of central tendency
(mean, median, mode)
Qualitative data are descriptive, and are expressed in words (participants describing their experiences) or
images (such as children drawing pictures if their language is not sufficiently developed).