Psychology 3720F/G Lecture 1: Lecture 1 3720

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3720F/G
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

Document Summary

The psychology of helping most important one: definition of helping behavior. Behavior that is intended to benefit the recipient. Occurs when a person (or group) is in need and another person or group attempts to alleviate that need. Are humans helpful: story about alien visiting, arland williams junior his debt. They remained anonymous: other more common examples. People who knew him was astonished by his beahviour this night imagine im a witness to what he did. Hear passenger jet is too loud and close, slams into bridge and into the icy river. Crew of a police helicopter noticed that 5 survivors, 4 of which were holding on to the tail of the plane. Police found awj catch rope, and he gave it to another person and did this with all 3 of them. Awj was engaged to be married, had a lot to live for. When they sent it back for him, he was gone.