PSY 0010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Ultimatum Game, Reciprocal Altruism, Prefrontal Cortex
Document Summary
Social psychology: the study of the causes and consequences of sociality. Gender (being male) is the best predictor of aggression. Aggression: behavior whose purpose is to harm another. Frustration-aggression hypothesis: a principle stating that animals aggress only when their goals are thwarted. Instrumental aggression is motivated by the desire to obtain a concrete goal, such as gaining possession of a peer"s toy. Relational aggression harms others by damaging their peer relationships. Cooperation: behavior by two or more individuals that leads to mutual bene t. Minimize risk through detecting cheating and responding strongly. The wason card-selection task and the ultimatum game. Altruism: behavior that bene ts another without bene tting oneself. Reciprocal altruism: behavior that bene ts another with the expectation that those bene ts will be returned in the future. Kin selection: the process by which evolution selects for individuals who cooperate with their relatives. Group: a collection of people who have something in common that distinguishes them from others.
