UNIT 2 factors of helping behaviour bullying behaviour

Question 1

what is pro social behaviour

Answer 1

help that is beneficial to other people and society with little regard to ones own self interest and safety

• positively valued by society
• intentional (for the right reasons)
• selfless

Question 2

factors that affect pro social behaviour

Answer 2

situation (emergency/non emergency)
social norms
altruism
personal characteristics of the helper

Question 3

situation factors - pro social behaviour

Answer 3

emergency/non emergency
1. noticing the event
2. inerpereting the situation
could be ambigous so they need to interperet it
3. taking responsibility

Question 4

decision stage model of helping

what are the 5 steps?

Answer 4

1. noticing the need for help
2. is it an emergency
3. taking responsibility
4. deciding how to help
5. taking action on how to help
   if at any of these stages one answers no or is uncertain help will not be given.

Question 5

what are social norms

Answer 5

are standards of ‘rules’ that govern what people should or should not do in certain social situations

Question 6

social reciprocity norm

Answer 6

the belief that if someone does something for you, you should do something for them

Question 7

social responsibility norm

Answer 7

the belief that we should help those who are less fortunate then outselves such as those affected by natural disaster

Question 8

personal factors

Answer 8

empathy, mood, competence

Question 9

empathy is

Answer 9

our emotional response and understanding

Question 10

mood

Answer 10

if in a good mood one is more likely to help

Question 11

competence

Answer 11

likely to help when they have competent skills

Question 12

bystander effect is

Answer 12

likelihood of someone helping one in need. helping is influences by how many bystanders are around. if lots help is unlikely

Question 13

influences on reluctancy to help

Answer 13

diffusion of responsibility audience inhibition, social influence, proximity of the victim, cost benefit analysis

Question 14

kitty genovese

Answer 14

a case of murder, 38 people were witnesses but no one helped

Question 15

diffusion if responsibility

Answer 15

someone else will do it

Question 16

audience inhibition

Answer 16

self conscious and may be afraid of embarrassing themselves

Question 17

social influence

Answer 17

others behaviour serves the basis of our own

Question 18

proximity of the victim

Answer 18

how close the victim is if further away less likely help is given

Question 19

cost benefit analysis

Answer 19

weighing up the costs and benefits / pros and cons of a situation and likelihood of helping

Question 20

bullying is

Answer 20

intentional, harmful, and agressive behaviour that is repeated over a period of time to a specific victim

Question 21

anti social behaviour is

Answer 21

behaviour that is harmful and non beneficial to society

Question 22

types of bullying

Answer 22

direct verbal, direct physical, invert/covert and cyberbullying

Question 23

what are the effects of bullying

Answer 23

physical - bruising, loss of sleep
social - isolation and lonliness
psychological - mental health issues and low self esteem

Question 24

latane and darley studies

Answer 24

1968 - studying conformity and the bystander effect,
filling a room with artificial smoke to see what they would do - when alone reacted much quicker then when in a group and no one did anything
IV - number of people in the room
DV - going to get help