PSY 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Adrenal Gland, Sympathetic Nervous System, Cortisol
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Norm of reciprocity we should reciprocate when others treat us kindly. Norm of social responsibility people should help others and contribute to the welfare of society. Empathy-altruism hypothesis altruism does exist, and it is produced by empathy, the ability to put oneself in the place of another and to share what the person is experiencing. Negative state relief model high empathy causes us to feel distress when we learn of others" suffering, and helping them reduces our own distress. Bystander intervention is a five step process: Bystander effect the presence of multiple bystanders inhibits each person"s tendency to help, largely due to social comparison or diffusion of responsibility. Three prominent factors in deciding who to help: Similarity, gender (men are more likely to help women, women help everyone equally), perceived responsibility (people more likely to receive help when need for aid is viewed as caused by factors beyond their control)
