Soc 101 Final

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prosocial behavior

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any action done with the intent to help/benefit another

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altruism

Back 2

behavior motivated by desire to help someone else regardless of costs to oneself

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empathy-altrusim hypothesis

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empathetic concern motivates altruistic behavior

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empathy

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cognitive and emotional parts

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egoism

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helpful behvaior motivated by desire to incease one's own welfare

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notice the event (2)

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hurried? information overload (may not notice)

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interpret the event

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ambiguity of the event

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determine fault (2)

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1.norm of social justice-help those who deserve our help
2.just world-people get what they deserve

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determine personal responsibility (5)

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1.diffusion of responsibility
2.bystander effect-won't act if surrounded by others
3.audience inhibition effect-afraid of consequences if help isnt needed
4.norm of social responsibility-we are supposed to help those in need
5.norm of sympathy-help others based on our relationship to them

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final decision to help (3)

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percieved danger, similarity, mood

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aggression

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any act against a person or property with the intent to harm even if harming is unsuccessful

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frustration-aggression hypothesis

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agressive behavior motivated by frustration that arises when the progress to acheiving a goal is interrupted

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social resource theory

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act aggressively because the costs of doing so don't offset the forseable benefits (do b/c they can)

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intergenerational theory

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agressive behavior arises because of a person's exposure to aggressive models as a child

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pool of availibles

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those would you could possibly form a relationship with (preferences, institutional structures, geographical)

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physical proximity/functional space

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mere exposure can be positive or negative feelings

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what is beautiful is good

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belief that attractive people tend to have other desirable traits as well

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matching hypothesis

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people tend to go for others who are similarly attractive

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contrast effect

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goes against matching hypothesis: says that attractiveness depends on what you have to compare it against

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similarity vs dissimilarity

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opposites attract? only when similarites outweigh dissimilarities...its the proportion that matters

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mutual liking

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reciprocity, we like those who like us

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psychological reactance theory

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playing hard to get; psychological state that arises when one believes there choices are being limited

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excitation transfer

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arousal from one stimulus gets added to the arousal from a second stimulus and the combined arousal is then attributed to the second stimulus

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passionate love

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highly sexual, fear of rejection, high arousal and attraction

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companionate love

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stable, trusting affection

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social construction of love

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love has no inherit meaning; based on how we interpret and label feelings and reactions

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two factor theory of emotion

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first you have an internal state of arousal which is followed by emotional identification or labeling

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social exchange theory

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act in a way to gain rewards and avoid costs in a relationship

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comparison level

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social exchange theory; general expectations

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comparison level of alternatives

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social exchange theory; expectations of rewards from an alternative situation

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equity theory

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act in order to create equity (equal proportions of benefits and costs for each person in the relationship)

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investment model

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commitment depends on number of rewards recieved, commitment predicts prosocial behaviors within a relationship which predicts satisfaction