PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Pluralistic Ignorance, Dennis Amiss, Personal Distress
22 Jan 2016
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Altruism: unselfish behavior that benefits others w/o regard to consequences for oneself. Motives for helping ppl: #1 &2 are essentially selfish, #3 is unselfish, only want to help the other person. Social reward: a benefit, such as praise, positive attention, gratitude, that may be gained from helping others, and serves as a motive for altruistic behavior. Personal distress: a mobile for helping others in distress that may arise from a need to reduce one"s own distress. Empathic concern (sympathy): identifying w/ s. o in need, including feeling and understanding what that person is experiencing, accompanied by the intention to help the person. Study: this study showed that wh. the participants empathize w/ s. o who is in need, they engage in more altruistic action, even when their sacrifice is anonymous. Good samaritan study: subtle situational factors (such as whether you are on time or late) can powerfully determine if you"ll help s. o in need or no.
