Week five - prosocial behaviour Flashcards
what is reciprocal altruism
idea that helping others will increase odds that they help you in return
What is the idea around the arousal cost reward model
observers of a victims suffering will want to help in order to relieve their own personal distress
What is social rewards
helping others for benefits like praise, positive attention and tangible rewards
what is the empathy-altruism hypothesis
proposition that if someone feels empathy towards another person, they will help them regardless of what they can gain from it
what is altruism motivated by
the desire to improve anothers welfare
what is egoism motivated by
the desire to increase ones own welfare
what is the bystander effect
effect where the presence of others inhibits helping
what is pluralistic ignorance
state in which people in a group mistakenly think that their own thoughts, feelings or behaviours are different from others
What is diffusion of responsibility
belief that others will or should take responsibility for providing assistance to a person in need
What are the three factors that influence helping behaviour
- location
- mood
- culture
What are the three victim characteristics
- perceived similarity
- attractiveness
- attributions of responsibility
how does the victim characteristic: perceived similarity, influence helping
people tend to help people similar to them more than normal
how does the victim characteristic: attractiveness, influence helping
people are more likely to help attractive individuals anonymously
how does the victim characteristic: attributions of responsibilty, influence helping
The casual attributions made for another current state influence liklihood of receiving help
