PSY220H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Social Exchange Theory, Outlast, Kin Selection
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Altruism: a (cid:373)oti(cid:448)e to i(cid:374)c(cid:396)ease a(cid:374)othe(cid:396)"s (cid:449)elfa(cid:396)e (cid:449)ithout co(cid:374)scious (cid:396)ega(cid:396)d fo(cid:396) o(cid:374)e"s self-interests. Social exchange theory: hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) i(cid:374)te(cid:396)actio(cid:374)s a(cid:396)e t(cid:396)a(cid:374)sactio(cid:374)s that ai(cid:373) to (cid:373)a(cid:454)i(cid:373)ize o(cid:374)e"s (cid:396)e(cid:449)a(cid:396)ds a(cid:374)d (cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:373)ize o(cid:374)e"s cost. Rewards: rewards that motivate helping may be external or internal; For ex; we community service helps us develop social skills and positive social values. Those who do good tend to do well. Egois(cid:373): (cid:373)oti(cid:448)e to i(cid:374)c(cid:396)ease (cid:455)ou(cid:396) o(cid:449)(cid:374) (cid:449)elfa(cid:396)e; opposite of alt(cid:396)uis(cid:373), (cid:449)hich ai(cid:373)s to i(cid:374)c(cid:396)ease a(cid:374)othe(cid:396)"s (cid:449)elfa(cid:396)e. Guilt guilt has been a painful emotion that people avoid and seek to relieve; ex is a man helping a girl who fell into railways and he helped her get out. We are more eager to do good after doing bad reflects our need to reduce private guilt and to restore our shaken self image and our desire to reclaim positive public image.
