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Chapter 9
Exam 3
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
04/19/2011

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Prosocial Behavior
Definition
action intended to benefit another
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Pure (true) Altruism
Definition
action intended solely to benefit another
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Inclusive Fitness
Definition
the survival of one's genes in one's own offspring and in any relatives one helps
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Reciprocal Aid
Definition
helping that occurs in return for prior help
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Social Responsibility Norm
Definition
the societal rule that people should help those who need them to help
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Bystander Effect
Definition
the tendency of a bystander to be less likely to help in an emergency if there are other onlookers present
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Diffusion of Responsibility
Definition
the tendency for each group member to dilute personal responsibility for acting by spreading it among all other group members; "I am not responsible"
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Pluralistic Ignorance
Definition
the mistaken impression on the part of group members that, because no one else is acting concerned, there is no cause for alarm
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Personal Norms
Definition
the internalized beliefs and values that combine to form a person's inner standards for behavior
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Arousal/Cost-Reward Model
Definition
the view that observers of a victim's suffering will want to help in order to relieve their own personal distress
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Mood Management Hypothesis
Definition
the idea that people use helping tactically to manage their moods
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Perspective Taking
Definition
the process of mentally putting oneself in another's position
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Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis
Definition
the presumption that when one empathizes with the plight of another, one will want to help that other for purely altruistic reasons
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Empathic Concern
Definition
compassionate feelings caused by taking the perspective of a needy other
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Situational Factors
Definition
characteristics of the situation that lead to more/less helping
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Dispositional Factors
Definition
characteristics of the individual that lead to more/less helping
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Latané and Darley
Definition
Diffusion of Responsibility
Pluralistic Ignorance
Bystander Effect
Term
Social Loafing
Definition
"someone else will do it"
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Audience Inhibition
Definition
reluctance to help for fear of making a bad impression on observers
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Social Responsibility
Definition
degree to which a person feels responsible for dependent others
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Self-Efficacy
Definition
belief that you have the capabilities to execute action and attain goals
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Dispositional Empathy
Definition
tendency to experience emotion in response to other's emotional experience by taking their perspective
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Agreeableness
Definition
tends to lead to more helping
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