PSYC 2120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Prosocial Behavior, The Cynics, Egotism
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Psyc 2120 social psychology lecture week 6 pt. 2. Prosocial behavior any act performed with the goal of benefitting another person(s: also commonly referred to as altruism. Altruism behavior that is purely unselfish: e. g. giving to charity, buying someone a gift, sharing, donating blood etc. We help other people (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:271)ei(cid:374)gs are selfish (e. g. there"s so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g i(cid:374) it for us). Social rewards motive: gaining social rewards or admiration of others, e. g. Experienced distress motive: people are motivated to help others in need to reduce their own distress, sometimes we give because not giving would be personally distressing. Have to confront guilt of our own feelings of sadness or outrage etc: albraham lincoln story. Saving piglets for the sake of (cid:862)pea(cid:272)e of (cid:373)i(cid:374)d(cid:863) If natural selection has facored behaviors the increase the likelihood of survival and reproduction, then how would altruistic behaviors have evolved: altruistic behavior, by nature, is costly.
