Week 10 - Prosocial behaviour Flashcards

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What is helping behaviour

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All forms of interpersonal support

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What is prosocial behaviour

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The helping behaviour intended to improve the situation of the recipient. The helper is not motivated by professional obligation. The recipient is a person, not an organisation

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What is psychological altruism

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Prosocial behaviour where the helper’s motivation is driven by perspective taking and empathic concern

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What is evolutionary altruism

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A behaviour that is costly to the survival of the helper, but beneficial to the survival of the recipient.

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What did Bierhoff say about altruism?

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All (psychological) altruism is a helping behaviour, but not all helping behaviour is altruism.

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What is altruism

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  • To help someone else at some cost to oneself
  • The unselfish concern for other people
  • Doings things simply out of the desire to help, not because you feel obligated out od duty, loyalty, or religious reasons
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What is the Egoism VS Altruism debate?

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Are we motivated by selfish ulterior motives whenever we help?
Or do we sometimes help, simply because we want to improve the circumstances of someone in need?

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8
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Batson and Colleagues

What is the Empathy-Altruism hypothesis

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  • Empathic concern produces altruistic motivations
  • Helping behaviour that is motivated by empathic concern would be seen as altruistic
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9
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What is the evidence for Prosocial behaviour?

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Levine et al., 2001:
- observed helping in large cities in 23 countries, 1198 observations, operationalised helping in 3 ways.
- Countries with lower economic productivity had citizens who were more likely to help
- when citizens walk faster, they are less likely to help
- Individualistic societies less likely to help than collectivist societies

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10
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Why did the Kitty Genovsese case occur (regarding witness behaviour)

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Bystander effect: The finding that the greater the number of bystanders who witness an emergency, the less likely any of them is to help
Diffusion of Responsibility: When other observers are present, responsibility is divided and each person feels less responsible for helping than when alone

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How does mood affect prosocial behaviour?

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  • Sad people might help others to improve their mood
  • Happy people are more helpful
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12
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1976

What is Benson’s study show regarding Attractiveness and Prosocial behaviour?

602 White participants

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  1. Attractive people were helped more (47% vs 35%)
  2. White people were helped more (45% vs 37%)

Conclusion: we are more likely to help attractive people and those that are similar to us.

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13
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Private vs Public prosocial behaviour

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Social image concerns are a primary motivator of prosocial behaviour

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14
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Public helping and attraction

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  • Helping makes you more desirable
  • May explain why helping evolved
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