PSYC 241 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Reciprocal Altruism, Chesley Sullenberger, Empathic Concern
12 Mar 2014
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Page 1 of 9: examine evolutionary, motivationally (why), situational (when), personal (who) and interpersonal (whom) factors that predict whether a potential helper will provide assistance to a person in need. Help: prosocial behaviours: actions intended to benefit others. This is an alternative to individual genetic survival. Kin selection is an innate characteristic: e. g. High risk much more willing to help sibling than friend: madsen (2007): subjects hold a difficult position with their legs longer if the money earned would go to a close relative than for a friend or a charity. Reciprocal altruism: reciprocal altruism: helping others (especially nonkin) in the expectation that you will be helped in return. Households shared more food with others that reciprocate, even among kin: reciprocal altruism is maintained by the development of norms and the punishment of individuals who deviate from the norm, especially in groups of nonkin.
