PSYC 215 Lecture Notes - Reciprocal Altruism, Milgram Experiment, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
22 Apr 2013
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Psyc 215 march 13th, 15th, 20th, 22nd, and 27th, 2012. Behaviour that promotes harmonious social functioning: from the book, conformity and norms help us come to consensus to determine how social groups exist, need harmonious behavior to make things happen. Conformity, obedience: cast in negative light ex: milgram experiment, obey when we shouldn"t behave, our author says need obey commands of superiors to develop social norm/function. Helping: people who do these 3 things are engaging prosocial behaviour. Across cultures, there appears to be a norm that one is obliged to pay back in kind what one has received: in interpersonal interactions, there isa give and ake. Invest, and expect return on our investment: when someone does something nice for you, it sets up a debt. When you are the recipient, you feel need/pressure to repay at least in kind the deposit of gesture. Receiving help creates a debt that must be repaid.
