PSYCH235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Reciprocal Altruism, Social Rejection, Egotism
11 Feb 2016
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Imagine you are approached by a homeless person on the street and asked to spare some change. Imagine your roommates ask you to help them study for a test in a course you aced last term. Imagine you see a classmate slip and fall on patch of ice on your way to class. To answer these questions, you can ask yourself how helpful a person am i? . Perhaps more useful would be to ask what is happening in that situation . To be liked by peers (bereczkei et al. , 2007) To be liked by peers ( bereczkei et al ) Study where particpants check of on list what you would do. Other group asked publicly raise hand for what you wanted to help with. When people make public commitment there is twice as much commitment compared to privately. People who tended to volunteer more were also more liked by their peers.
