SOCPSY 2B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Prosocial Behavior, Agreeableness, Word Game
31 Jan 2020
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Prosocial october 2nd: presence and acceptance. What are antecedents of mindfulness: high agreeableness, high conscientiousness, and low neuroticism. What is prosocial behavior: voluntary behavior intended to benefit other people (nobody is forcing you, other focused behavior (paying attention to people, random acts of kindness, charitable donations. Mechanism: positive emotion: kind acts, temporary spike in positive emotion (joy, contentment, pride, upward spiral of positive emotions with longer-lasting effects (can last longer, not just last in the moment) Method: (layous et al 2012: random assignment to, prosocial group: perform 3 acts of kindness for anyone they wish, control group: visit three places anywhere they wish, did this every week for 4 weeks. Results: both groups increased in positive emotions and life satisfaction, only the prosocial group increased in peer acceptance, gained average of 1. 5 friends. Results: flourishing: not just a temporary spike in emotion.
