PSYC 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Hot Sauce, Self-Denial, Empathic Concern
22 Feb 2018
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Unselfish behavior that benefits others without regard to consequences for the self. Behavior that increases the recipient"s fitness at a cost to the performers" (de waal, 2008) "the psychology of martyrdom: making the ultimate sacrifice in the name of a cause" Definition: individuals" disposition to forfeit things of high value (eg. Wealth, relationships, life) in order to support an important cause. It is senseless to sacrifice one"s life for a cause. I would be willing to give away all my belongings to support an important cause. I would be ready to give my life for a cause that is extremely dear to me. "for every teaspoon of hot sauce you drink, the experimenter would give 1$ to your cause" Self sacrifice positively predicted the number of teaspoons. The greater one"s readiness to self sacrifice, the greater the perceived pain before stopping the experiment.
