PSYC 2606 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Kin Selection, Reciprocal Altruism, World War I
21 Mar 2017
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Chapter 14: altruism and cooperation (social decision making) Social psych exam 2 - chapters 12, 9, 11, & 14. Altruism: unselfish behavior that benefits others without regard to consequences for. Paul rusesabagina, acting manager of the mille collines hotel in kigali, rwanda, saved over a thousand people from massacre by sheltering them at the hotel, bribing the local militia, and appealing to influential contacts. Strangers will often respond to an individual"s distress and offer aid without thought of danger or reward: During the riots in los angeles in 1992, reginald denny was pulled from his truck and severely beaten. Upon seeing the incident on tv, bobby green and several other local residents rushed to the scene to rescue denny. (cid:862) (cid:455)(cid:373)path(cid:455) (cid:449)ill ha(cid:448)e i(cid:374)(cid:272)reased through (cid:374)atural sele(cid:272)tio(cid:374); for those (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)ities which included the greatest number of the most sympathetic members, would flourish best, and rear the greatest num(cid:271)er of offspri(cid:374)g(cid:863) - charles darwin.
