16 Questions
What is the central idea behind kin selection in explaining prosocial behavior?
The idea that behaviors that help a genetic relative are favored by natural selection
According to social exchange theory, what motivates people to help others?
The idea of maximizing social rewards and minimizing social costs
What is the empathy–altruism hypothesis?
When people feel empathy towards another person, they attempt to help that person purely for altruistic reasons
What is the norm of reciprocity?
The expectation that helping others will increase the likelihood that they will help us in the future
According to the chapter, what is the primary motive behind altruism?
The desire to help another person even if it involves a cost to the helper
What is the central idea behind group selection in explaining prosocial behavior?
The idea that social groups with altruistic members are more likely to survive in competition with other groups
What is the main reason why people are more likely to help out-group members?
They have something to gain
What is the term used to describe the idea that people living in cities are constantly bombarded with stimulation and keep to themselves to avoid being overwhelmed?
Urban overload hypothesis
According to the bystander effect, what happens as the number of bystanders who witness an emergency increases?
The less likely any one of them is to help
What is the term used to describe the preference shown to in-group members over out-group members?
In-group favoritism
What is the result of people playing a prosocial video game or listening to a song with prosocial lyrics?
They are more likely to help others
Why are religious people more likely to help than other people are?
They share their beliefs with the person in need
What is the effect of residential mobility on prosocial behavior?
People who have lived for a long time in one place are more likely to engage in prosocial behaviors
What is the main reason why people are less likely to help in dense, urban settings?
They are overwhelmed by the urban environment
What can be done to increase the likelihood that bystanders will intervene in an emergency?
Teaching people about the barriers to bystander intervention
What is the name of the phenomenon where the larger the number of bystanders, the less likely any one of them is to help?
The bystander effect
Explore the underlying motives behind prosocial behavior, including evolutionary psychology, kin selection, and more. Understand why people help others and the role of genes and instincts.
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