PSYC 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Murder Of Kitty Genovese, Wince, Social Class

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 215
• Professor: Lauren Human

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If participants still decide to help, then it"s likely there"s an empathy-based form of helping independent of selfish motives. Study 3 - physiological indicators of empathy: distinct physiological patterns predict whether a person will act altruistically. Self-reported of feelings of empathetic concern predict likelihood that an individual will engaged in volunteerism: evidence suggests that volunteering is good for health. Suggests that it may be better to give than to get. In one condition, the seminary students were told the topic would be the jobs hat seminary students typically find after graduation. In one condition, participants were led to believe that their discussion group consisted of only 2 people (participant and confed) In the midst of the task, they were shown the name of either a casual acquaintance (condition 1) or friend whom they felt strongly attached (condition 2) In one condition, a trickle of blood flowed from the victim.