Psychology 3720F/G Lecture Notes - Rhetorical Question
10 Feb 2014
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There are many type of prosocial bhevaiour (eg. honesty, etc), we"ll be focusing most of our attention on helping behaviour, helping behaviour: behaviour that"s intended to benefit the recipient. Occurs when a person or group is in need, and another person/group attempts to alleviate that need: question: are humans helpful? (rhetorical question, eg. Average man; middle aged (46 yrs), small beard. He astonished everyone with his behaviour the previous day. He hears the roar of an approaching passenger jet by the river. But this time something is worng with that noise; the jet is too loud- too close. A moment later the jet crashes into the river. 79 people of the 84 on the jet died instantly or within a few minutes of the crash. A police helicoprtoer saw the 5 survivors clinging to the side of the jet. Arland jr. caught the rope, but handed it to one of the other passengers.
