PSYC1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Exchange Theory, Kin Selection, Bandura
19 May 2018
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Interpersonal processes 2
Prosocial behaviour
• Behaving in a way that is good for other people or for society as a whole
• Acts that are positively valued by society
o Following societal rules, laws
o Helping others
Types of prosocial behaviour
• Prosocial
o Behaving in a way that is good for other people or for society as a whole
• Helping
o Acts that intentionally benefit someone else
• Altruism
o Prosocial behaviours that help other people even when
• No apparent personal gain
• Potential costs to the helper
Explanations for prosocial behaviour
Biological explanations
• Evolutionary social psyc
o Kin selection
o Reciprocity
o Mutually cooperative behaviour
Social and biosocial explanations
• Social learning theory (bandura 1977)
o Learning by direct experienec
o Learning from vicarious experience (modelling or observational learning)
o Rewards associated with behaviour
• Rewards to self
• Rewards to model
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• Social exchange theory
o Cost benefit analysis
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Influences on helping behaviour
Individual differences
• Personality - no prosocial personality type
• Gender - depends on sit
• Mood - positive, negative (guilt, sadness)
Situational factors
• Number of bystanders
o Bystander effect - people less likely to help in presence of others
• 5 step model to helping
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Document Summary
Prosocial behaviour: behaving in a way that is good for other people or for society as a whole, acts that are positively valued by society, following societal rules, laws, helping others. Biological explanations: evolutionary social psyc, kin selection, reciprocity, mutually cooperative behaviour. Social learning theory (bandura 1977: learning by direct experienec, learning from vicarious experience (modelling or observational learning, rewards associated with behaviour, rewards to self, rewards to model. Individual differences: personality - no prosocial personality type, gender - depends on sit, mood - positive, negative (guilt, sadness) Situational factors: number of bystanders, bystander effect - people less likely to help in presence of others, 5 step model to helping. Screen clipping taken: 8/06/2017 12:13 am: pluralistic ignorance, when individuals monitor the reactions of other bystanders and conclude that they don"t need to intervene, no one helps, diffusion of responsibility.
