Psychology 3720F/G Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Operant Conditioning, Rela, Empathic Concern
26 Mar 2016
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Mlst: altruist group outcompete selfish group in close proximity, when just one group, altruists will die out unless they find other altruists to do reciprocal altruism. Traits such as altruism selected @ group level bc they are ultimately adaptive to individual. Cheerful and proportional but not given till asked. Altruism as biologist/evolutionary theorist: how and when prosocial b expressed, provide framework for nature, any action involves some costs for helper but increases likelihood that other member of species survive, beneficiary of altruism is gene pool. Helping: 4 kinds of helping: a. casual helping- small favor like lending someone a pen b. Lack consensus about meaning of terms and very broad 2. Motivation is internal, how can we differentiate different types of helping then. 4 inter-related principles to concept of survival of fittest. 4 reasons to carefully interpret studies in favour for genetic/bio influence on prosocial/altruistic beh. Impact of inherted characteristics to explain person"s b dependent on environmental influences.
