prosocial behavior

Egoistic motivation for helping behaviors

"A motive for helping in order to obtain rewards or avoid punishments."

Altruistic motives for helping

"A motive for helping purely for the sake of providing benefits to another person."

Empathy altruism hypothesis of helping behaviors

"The idea that feelings of empathy for a person in need can lead to helping behavior that is motivated solely by wanting to help that person."

Norm of social responsibility

"The social rule or guideline that we should help those who need help, if possible."

Just world theory

A model proposing that humans need to believe that the world is a fair place where people generally get what they deserve.

Social dilemma

A situation in which selfish choices produce better immediate outcomes for the individual than do cooperative choices, but long-term outcomes for everyone will suffer if everyone behaves selfishly

Bystander apathy

When people do not help another person in need, despite the fact that the person clearly needs help

Egoistic motives

based on a desire to fulfill our own needs

Humanitarian motives

motives that are based in a true desire to help others in need