PSY 124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Social Exchange Theory, Reciprocal Altruism, Social Learning Theory
2 Dec 2018
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Altrusim: a motive to increase another"s welfare without conscious regard for ones interest prosocial behaviour: actions intended to help/bene t other evolutionary psychology: Kin protection helping genetic relatives when biological stakes are high. Empathy; understanding or vicariously experiencing individuals perspective and feeling sympathy and compassion for that individual. If we are empathetic we are more likely to help why we help: Social exchange theory: human interactions are transactions that aim to maximize ones rewards and minimize one"s costs. Social - responsibility helping people who are in need. Happy people or if you like someone you are more likely to help. Di erent cultures in uence the more likely we are to help. Women are more likely to receive help because they are perceived as weak. Men help women more, women help equivalently when do we help: Bystander e ect the more bystanders there are the less likely one person is to help (social loa ng, di usion of responsibility)
