PSYC 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Psychopathy, Cognitive Load, Narcissism
1 Sep 2016
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People were asked to find the lineclosest in length. Bring in 4th, quickly conforms to group norm. Bring 5th, 6th person entirely new group. Motivation to belong, liking, or commitment to a group. How people treat each other such that the outcomes are the same. More likely to help as opposed to when there is no justification. Religious ppl donate more to charities, volunteer more time/effort. However, parables from religious texts ( the good samaritian ) do not increase helping. Word-scramble prime; religious themes (e. g. , prophet ) -> more donation. Secular justice prime (e. g. jury ) had same effect. New neighbors; religious leader or god wants you to help out . 300% higher amongst religious christians on sundays only (relative to non- religious) Feel moved by the suffering of others; inspired by acts of kindness. Approach (feel-good altruism) or avoidance (negative affect) goals. Definition: hurting another person with intention to hurt.
