Chapter 13: Prosocial Behavior

prosocial behavior is

an action by an individual that is intended to benefit another individual or set of individuals

the bystander effect is

a phenomenon in which a person who witnesses another in need is less likely to help when there are others present to witness the event

the urban overload hypothesis is the claim that

city dwellers learn to cope with the sounds that arise from population density by shutting out these sounds

Thomas feels bad when he thinks about how the women he works with are treated by the other men in the office, even though he does not engage in the rude behavior. Thomas is experiencing:

collective guilt

when people have been reminded of their mortality, they are

more likely to help others

_______ is a powerful spur to prosocial behavior

empathy

all of the following are true about occasions when people fail to help except which statement?

it tends to happen in low-density population areas

Edward is more willing to help a brother or sister than he is to help a distant relative or a friend. this best illustrates the idea of

kin selection

altruism is

the desire the help another purely for his or her own sake, regardless of whether we derive any benefit

in situations that involve volunteering time on an ongoing basis

women are more likely to help than men