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12 Cards in this Set
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Prosocial behavior |
Action intended to benefit another even if you stand to benefit from action |
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Pure altruism |
Action intended solely to benefit another |
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Genetic Benefits |
Protect our kin: more likely to help family
Reciprocal Aid: help occurs in return for prior help Survival advantage to cooperators |
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Learning to Help |
Expanding sense of we -those who we grow up with as more worthy -those who help out groups report more childhood associations of different social classes and religions |
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Similarity and Familiarity |
More likely to help those similar-could relate to genetics, more pronounces when saving their life More likely to help those familiar- more contact |
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Bystander Effect |
Tendency of bystander to be less likely to help in times of emergency if there are other onlookers present
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Diffusion of Responsibility |
Tendency for each group member to dilute personal responsibility for acting by spreading it among the group members |
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Gender and Help |
Heroism fits with masculine gender role Women are kinder-help and support friends |
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Maintaining Self-Image Labeling Effect |
More likely to help if they are labeled as helper or a nice person |
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Personal norms |
Internalized beliefs and values that combine to form a person's inner standards for behavior |
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Managing Emotions and Moods: Arousal/cost-reward model |
View that observers of victims suffering want to help in order to relieve their personal distress sympathy/empathy ties |
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Brain's role |
helping right lateral prefrontal cortex |
