Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: The Selfish Gene, Reciprocal Altruism, Pluralistic Ignorance

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Alexa Clerke

Document Summary

Bystander effect: result whereby the presence of others inhibits helping. Pluralistic ignorance: state in which group members think their own thoughts or feelings are different from others". Audience inhibition: reluctance to help for fear of making a bad impression on observers. Diffusion of responsibility: belief that others will or should take accountability for helping a person in need. Kin selection: preferential helping of genetic relatives, resulting in greater likelihood that common genes will survive. Reciprocal altruism: kindness that involves an individual helping another, becoming more likely to receive help in return. Indirect reciprocity: occurrence when one who helps someone becomes more likely to receive help form someone else. Empathy: understanding or vicariously experiencing another individual"s perspective. Negative state relief model: proposition that people help others in order to counteract their own feelings of sadness. Egoistic: descriptor of one motivated by the desire to improve his or her own welfare.