Social Emotion

Question 1

Altruism can be defined as…

Answer 1

a type of motivation to perform a certain action that will benefit another person.

Question 2

‘empathic joy’ refers to:

Answer 2

someone helping another in need to experience the positive feelings that are associated with the altruistic behavior.

Question 3

refers to prosocial behavior that causes donors to experience positive feelings, irrespective of whether their giving actually makes a difference.
In other words, this is the personal satisfaction for having ‘done the right thing’: giving up what is rightfully yours for a philanthropic cause and you feel good about it.

Answer 3

the ‘warm-glow effect’.

Question 4

what is ‘empathic embarrassment’?

Answer 4

when observers may recognize and empathically share that embarrassment even though the person’s actions do not reflect on the observer and the observer’s social identity is not threatened.

Question 5

‘empathic anger’ is explained by cues indicating…

Answer 5

… that someone else caused the victims plight and attention may changed from victim to culprit. One may feel anger towards the culprit, sympathizing with the victim and empathizing as they may feel attacked themselves.

Question 6

“the appraisal of the thoughts, feelings, and actions of other persons in response to an emotional situation.” is the definition for what theory? (Manstead & Fischer, 2001)

Answer 6

Social Appraisal Theory.

Question 7

what are intergroup emotions?

Answer 7

emotions that arise when people identify with a social group and respond emotionally to events or objects that
impinge on the group.

Question 8

appraisal theory of empathy

Answer 8

Emotions based on appraisal of the situation. how we appraise a situation determines how we feel about it i.e. same situation can have different social outcomes

Question 9

appraisal theory of empathy can have what kind of emotions?

Answer 9

unemotional reaction
empathy
vicarious emotions

Question 10

appraisal theory of empathy regarding others can be explained as…

Answer 10

In an appraisal theory of empathy, all vicarious emotions occur when an observer appraises a target’s situation. The difference is that with empathy the observer’s appraisal and the target’s appraisal match and with other vicarious emotional experiences they do not.

Question 11

what is attribution theory?

Answer 11

how lay persons explain the causes of behavior and events

Question 12

what is the aim of Weiner’s attributional theory?

Answer 12

to explain peoples success or failure.

Question 13

what are the dimensions of Weiner’s attributional theory?

Answer 13

• locus
• stability
• controllability

Question 14

When do we experience vicarious emotions when our appraisal would be slightly different to the appraisal of the other person?

Answer 14

The information we have is slightly different from the information that we have (Different Information Hypothesis).
We are different mental states , like different emotions (Different States Hypothesis).