Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Normal-Form Game, Cognitive Dissonance, Cardiovascular Disease

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: James M Olson

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Behavior that is intended to assist another person, including: Emergency helping (e. g. , assisting at an accident) (stranger, more difficult, unplanned and serious, doing what you can) Substantial personal helping (e. g. , lending ) -> more costly. Not everyone does these things, but they do occur frequently (family or friends, more difficult, planned and serious, giving what you have and doing what you can) Emotional helping (e. g. , comforting someone) -> common among families and friends, contributes in important ways to a happy and healthy life (family or friends, more difficult, planned, serious or not serious and doing what you can) The recipient may or may not have requested assistance but the helper perceives that aid is needed. Three major dimensions along which behaviors varied: degree to which helping is planned or formal versus spontaneous or informal, the seriousness of the problem, distinction between doing what you can and giving what you have .