The Science and Power of Kindness Flashcards
1
Q
Machiavellian View
A
- Everything is a competition
- Everyone is in it for themselves
2
Q
Which nations are happiest?
A
-The kindest
3
Q
Reciprocal altruism
A
-Doing something good either because someone has done something for us or we want something from them
4
Q
Costly helping
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-doing something nice despite giving up something valuable
5
Q
Kindness and evolution
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- evolution has made us greedy
- we seek to satisfy desires and protect survival
- natural selection favors kindness because we are a social society that relies on cooperation and collaboration
- “in group vs out group” impacts empathy
- kindness can be learned
- culture, customs and upbringing all affect kindness
6
Q
Cost benefit analysis
A
-does being kind outweigh the alternative
7
Q
Raison d’etre
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- the reason of being for teenagers
- little regard for those outside friend group
- pick up modeled empathy
8
Q
Intentional Communities
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-couple dozen apartments or single family homes built around central squares or common places
9
Q
Serotonin
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- kind acts impact release
- regulates anxiety
10
Q
Oxytocin
A
-brings you closer to people
11
Q
Hippocampus
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-kindness increases the size, improving memory
