01:830:321 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Blood Transfusion, Eye Contact, Pluralistic Ignorance

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:321
• Professor: Shana Cole

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Study online at quizlet. com/_27e32m: getting help in a crowd, good mood leads to helping, good mood limits, role models, similarity, time pressure. Make sure that you make your need for help very clear by singling out individuals in a crowd via: eye contact, pointing, direct requests. Why feeling good leads to doing good: desire to maintain one"s good mood, positive expectations about helping, positive thoughts, positive thoughts and expectations about social activities. Why feeling good might not lead to doing good: > positive thoughts about other social activities that conflict with helping. Role models are important in teaching children about helping. >provides an example of behavior to imitate directly. More likely to help other who are similar. Time pressure can conflict with one"s good intentions of helping those in need. >princeton theological seminary students told they must deliver an impromptu sermon on good. >time pressure manipulation: you have plenty of time, you must go now, you"re late.