PSY220H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Empathic Concern, Murder Of Kitty Genovese, Wince
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Altruism unselfish behavior that benefits others without regard to consequences for the self. Many forces can inhibit altruistic action, including basic tendencies toward self- preservation and fear of embarrassment. Empathetic concern identifying with another person feeling and understanding what that person is experiencing accompanied by the intention to help the person in need: this concern produces a selfless or other-oriented altruism. Empathic concern and volunteerism: feelings of empathic concern and sympathy increase the likelihood that people will act altruistically, helping those who suffer. Kitty genovese was sexually assaulted, stabbed and murdered in her apartment staircase. Darley and batsons"s good samaritan study: darley and batson asked students attending princeton theological seminary to give a talk to undergraduate students at another location on the prnceton campus. In one condition, the seminary students were told that the topic of the talk would be the jobs that seminary students typically find up graduating.
