Test 3 cont Flashcards
prosocial behavior
helping someone to benefit them - charity
Altruism
Helping someone even if there is no benefit and the costs outweigh
Theories of helping - Evolutionary (biological)
help our family first
Theories of helping - social norms (sociological)
recirprocity norm : helping someone and wanting it in return
Social responsibility norm - helping those who are dependent on you, knowing they can’t help you back - like ur grandparents
Batson’s empathy-altruism hypothesis
- observe someone who needs help
- feel empathy or dont
if you don’t feel empathy you have a social exchange personality
if you feel empathy you will help even if costs outweigh benefits
Carol Study
Told about student carol
IV: empathy (high vs. low)
IV: Costs (high vs. low)
Number of bystanders study - seizure study
people who were on the intercom thought it was either just them with another person or it was 3 other people
people who were with the 3 others helped less because of the bystander effect
Time pressures - good samaritan study
seminaries either helped the person on the floor or didn’t if they were in a time crunch
Personal variables to helping
-Mood
- the altruistic personality
- similarity
Personal variables to helping - mood
Help people more if in good mood
- Negative state relief hypothesis : help someone to get in a better mood and make yourself feel better
Personal variables to helping - ALTRUSITIC PERSONALITY
Some people are just meant to be helpers
- high feelings of empathy, emotionality, and self-efficacy
Personal variables to helping - similarity
We will help people who are more similar to us