SOCPSY 1Z03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Prosocial Behavior, Helping Behavior, Evolutionary Psychology

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOCPSY 1Z03
• Professor: Paul Glavin

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In fact, this must be the primary goal of the altruistic action. Every helping act imposes some costs on the helper. Characteristics of the needy that foster helping: when in need, some people have a much better chance of receiving help than others do, our willingness to help needy persons depend on various factors. Importantly, empathizing with someone in need based on these secondary emotions has more of an influence on helping than simply empathizing on primary emotions. the origin of need. desire to act on their behalf. Deservingness: whether we see someone as deserving help has important implications for our, what matters in this situation is the potential helpers(cid:495) causal attribution regarding, potential helpers respond more favorably when a person(cid:495)s need is caused by. )n contrast, needs caused by a person(cid:495)s own actions, misdeeds, or failings elicit little desire to help. Instead of dealing with broad social norms, this theory focuses on personal norms.