PSYCH 2C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Egotism
29 Oct 2017
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Social exchange theory: cost-benefit analysis, help only if it will get you more than you give, notoriety, feel good about self, monetary , weigh cost vs benefits. Confed 1 had no reaction, an insult, or a threat to confed: con fed 3 comes along and asks which way the train is going to confed. 1 - 1 give the wrong answer - the cost of helping: scary guy isn"t that scary when theses no reaction and very scary when threatening. Iv: cost of helping: dv: % ss helping (by coercing scary muscle guy, result, no reaction: 50 % help. Insult: 30% help: threat: 10% help, when scary guy is scary that outweigh the cost of helping. If there is an easier way to do so, then we won"t help: e. g. pet a cat or get ice cream rather than help someone.
