PSYCH 3BA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Scapegoating, Limbic System, Sensory System
28 Apr 2014
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Defining altruism: behaviour aimed at benefiting another person, in response to the decline in the economy, volunteerism has also declined (72%) Forms of egotism-motivated altruism: public praise or monetary reward, avoidance of social or personal punishments for failing to help, lessen helper"s distress at seeing another"s trauma. The empathy motive and the empathy-altruism hypothesis: empathy: an emotional response to the perceived plight of another person. May entail a sense of tenderheartedness toward another person. Batson altruism involves behaviours aimed at promoting another"s well- being: empathy-altruism hypothesis: instances where egotism does not appear to explain these helping behaviours. Having a greater sense of empathy encourages one to help those in need. The genetic and neural foundations of empathy: adult males : 0. 41 mz, 0. 05 dz, prefrontal and parietal cortices essential for empathy, requires the capacity to form internal simulations of another"s bodily or mental states. Damage to right somatosensory cortices, can no longer judge other"s emotions.
