PSYC 260 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Pluralistic Ignorance, Social Exchange Theory, Reduced Affect Display
9 Dec 2013
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Prosocial behavior - any act performed with the foal of benefiting another person. Altruism - the desire to help others, even if it involves a cost to the helper. Empathy the ability to experience events and emotions the way another person experiences them. Said to be the pure motive for helping altruistically. Batson"s empathy-altruism hypothesis the idea that when we feel empathy for a person we will attempt to help him or her purely for altruistic reason, regardless of what we have to gain. Altruistic personality aspects of a person"s makeup that cause him or her to help others in a wide variety of situation: gender differences: Women are more likely to help when the situation involves nurturance and commitment. They also provide more practical help to king than did men. Men are more likely to help in situations that requires bravery or masculinity (hazardous circumstances: socioeconomic status: Low ses people are more likely to help than high ses people.
