prosocial behavior

heroism

actions that involve courageous risk taking to obtain a socially valued goal; men are more likely

altruism

behavior that is motivated by an unselfish concern for the welfare of others

empathy

being able to feel the other person's emotional state, feeling sympathetic, attempting to solve the problem and taking the perspective of others

liviu librseu

born in 1930 to a jewish family in romania family went to labor camp, to the ghetto but he survived he studied in a university in romania but because of the communist party was forced to leave romania and came to the us he winded up at virginia tech— shooting while he was a professor managed to hold door shut while shooter was trying to get in and had the class climb out the window, saved all students but one. he was shot while holding the door and he was killed

social exchange

costs and benefits of helping; what the person can give you/will you see this person again

implicit bystander effect

decrease n helping behavior brought about by simply thinking about being in a group

prosocial behavior

helpful action that benefits others

social overload

idea that everybody has an ideal amount of social interaction that they want, once overwhelmed people start to avoid eye contact, don't smile when they make eye contact to discourage social interaction

reciprocity

if someone will help you, you help them; help someone to make it likely they will help you later

volunteerism motives

intrinsic motivation, religious faith increases in the long term

evolution

kin selection, reciprocity

bystander effect

likelihood of a prosocial response is affected by the number of bystanders; darley and latane say its because of diffusion of responsibility; pluralistic ignorance

kitty genovese

lived in new york, on way home from new york in the 60s was attacked by a guy who stabbed her and she yelled for help. was attacked by 45 minutes, there were up to 38 witnesses- the most help she got was someone yelled "leave that girl alone" the attacked left temporarily but came back to attack her again, she died on the way to the hospital

moral hypocrisy

motivation to appear moral while doing one's best to avoid the costs involved in actually being moral; help in the cheapest or least time consuming way

moral integrity

motivation to be moral and engage in moral behavior

self interest

motivation to engage in whatever behavior provides the greatest satisfaction for oneself

kin selection

natural selection involves behaviors that benefit other individuals with whom we share genes, based on genetic relationship

urban overload hypothesis

people living in cities are constantly bombarded with stimulation and they keep to themselves to avoid being overwhelmed; people in cities are overwhelmed with stimuli, to avoid it they focus internally and don't notice situations

negative state relief

prosocial behavior is motivated by the bystanders desire to reduce their own uncomfortable emotions

empathetic joy

prosocial behavior is motivated by the positive emotion a helper anticipated as a result of having a beneficial impact on the life of someone in need; help in order to get the positive feelings from helping

altruistic personality

set of characteristics that make people more likely to behave pro socially; empathy, belief in a just world, acceptance of social responsibility, internal locus of control, not being egocentric

darley and latane

studied the bystander affect; people aren't aware of the influence of the presence of others; had participants give a speech across campus, gave them either a short amount of time to get there or reasonable amount of time (either in a rush or not) the buidig they had to get to a person was injured in doorway the people in a rush were less likely to help, self emergency experiment with smoke

diffusion and responsibility

the amount of responsibility assumed by bystanders is shared among them

empathy-altruism

when we feel empathy for a person we will help regardless of what we will gain