Psychology 3720F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Reciprocal Altruism, Kin Selection, Operant Conditioning
14 Jan 2015
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They are the poorest nation in the world, have very little land and too many people and far from enough water. Depends on the outcomes of a series of prior decisions that involve recognizing the situation as one requiring assistance, deciding to take personal responsibility, and deciding how to help. Cot reward analysis of helping: people are motivated to maximize their rewards and to minimize their costs. Arrive at a decision that will result in the best personal outcome for them. Situational factors that make bystander interventions more likely to occur include those that decrease the net costs of, increase potential rewards of helping or increase the costs of not helping: why people help. Learning: applied general principles from learning theories, particularly operant conditioning and social learning. Social and personal standards: emphasized how norms such as social responsibility and reciprocity can promote helping as people strive to maintain positive self-images or achieve their ideals and fulfill personal needs.
