Psychology of Prosocial Behavior

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Define social responsibility in psychology.

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Behaviours benefiting society, including helping, cooperation, and prosocial actions.

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What is bystanderism?

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The phenomenon where individuals fail to help in an emergency when others are present.

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Who proposed the Diffusion of Responsibility theory?

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Darley and Latané (1968).

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Summarize Piliavin’s Cost-Reward Model (1969).

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Helping depends on perceived personal costs versus benefits in emergencies.

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What were the ethical issues in Darley & Latané’s studies?

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Participant deception and psychological stress.

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Identify ethical strengths of Levine et al.’s (2001) study.

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Naturalistic observation without deception or induced stress.

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What is prosocial behaviour?

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Voluntary actions intended to benefit others.

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Describe Batson’s Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis (1981).

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Empathy generates altruistic helping without expectation of reward.

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What did Hamilton’s Kin Selection Theory (1964) propose?

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Individuals preferentially help relatives to promote genetic survival.

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What are limitations of Kin Selection Theory?

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It struggles to explain helping behaviour towards non-relatives or strangers.