PSYCH 13 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Gossip, Road Rage, Contract Killing
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Attractiveness of person in need: more likely to help physically attractive people, more likely to help friendly individuals. Charisma of one person can determine how much help other people receive. The fit between giver and receiver: similarity. More likely to help those who are similar. May be a form of kinship selection. Effects of racial similarity are highly inconsistent. Intergroup biases in helping can be reduced if perceive selves as members of a common group. Gender and helping: men ask for help less frequently than women. Classic male helper scenario ( knight in shining armour ) and classic female helper scenario ( social support ). Threat-to-self-esteem model: help is experienced as self-supportive when the recipient feels appreciated and cared for. Help is experienced as self-threatening when the recipient feels inferior and overly dependent. May also be perceived as more threatening if the help was from an outgroup member or was unsolicited. Violence: refers to extreme acts of aggression.
