Prosocial Behavior Quiz

Overview of Prosocial Behaviour

• Prosocial behaviour refers to any act performed with the goal of benefiting another person.
• Examples of prosocial behaviour include recycling, doing a favor, volunteering, and saving a life.
• Prosocial behaviour can be motivated by self-interest or altruism.

Why Do People Help

• Altruism is the desire to help others, even if it involves a cost to the helper.

Factors Influencing Prosocial Behaviour

• There are personal determinants of prosocial behaviour, referring to individual characteristics that influence helping behaviour.
• There are also situational determinants of prosocial behaviour, referring to external factors that influence helping behaviour in a particular situation.

The Bystander Effect

• The bystander effect is a phenomenon that affects prosocial behaviour in certain situations.