PSYC 2P30 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Overjustification Effect, Stanley Milgram, Murder Of Kitty Genovese
20 Nov 2016
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Why we help: prosocial behaviour any act performed with the goal of benefiting another person, altruism the desire to help other even though it involves a cost to the helper. Evolutionary theory: charles darwin evolution is a result of natural selection, but how does this explained the idea of altruism in humans, according to the evolutionary explanation for this . The idea that behaviour that helps a genetic relative is favoured by natural selection. Participants asked to list the names of their extended family and to rate how close they were to them. Findings showed that the best predictor for wether people would helped them was closeness. Norm of reciprocity the expectation that helping others will increased the possibility that they will helps us in return. Found that reciprocity was even seen in infants. Look at various student living in an apartment.
