SOP 3004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Personal Distress, Social Group

• School: FIU
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOP 3004
• Professor: Michelle Thompson

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Egoistic helping: helping situation where the helper wants something in return. Altruistic helping: helping situation in which the person expects nothing in return. Theory that human interactions are transactions that ai(cid:373) to (cid:373)a(cid:454)i(cid:373)ize o(cid:374)e"s re(cid:449)ards a(cid:374)d (cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:373)ize o(cid:374)e"s costs. People should be paid back whatever they give. People experience discomfort when help is received and they cannot reciprocate. Norm of social responsibility: we should help when others are in need and dependent on us. People should help only when others believe that others deserve assistance. If (cid:862)good(cid:863) people e(cid:374)cou(cid:374)ter u(cid:374)fortu(cid:374)ate circu(cid:373)stances, they deserve our help and we have a duty to render assistance. Reciprocal helping: people are likely to help strangers if it is understood that the recipient is expected to return the favor in the future. Individuals have ample opportunities to give and receive help. Empathy: feeli(cid:374)g of co(cid:373)passio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d te(cid:374)der(cid:374)ess (cid:455)ou feel (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:448)ie(cid:449)i(cid:374)g a (cid:448)icti(cid:373)"s plight.