Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Hiv Vaccine, Kin Selection, Ingroups And Outgroups

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Sarah Stanton

Document Summary

Prosocial behaviour: any act performed to help with the goal of benefiting another person. Altruism: the desire to help others even if it involves cost to the helper. 69% men and women mentioned possible side effects but acted selflessly to help future ppl. Charles darwin theory of evolution, natural selection states that genes that promote survival and survival of ones offspring are more likely to be inherited and passed down between generations. Kin selection: the idea that behaviour that"s helps a genetic relative is favoured by natural selection. The indviduals genetics will be passed on by surviving relative. In bc found that people were more likely to help genetic relatives than non-genetic relatives in life or death situations. In studies both japanese and americans act in way of this theory. Sime (1983) interviewed survivors of a fire at a vacation complex, ppl said that when they heard of the fire they searched for family first.