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Psy 160 Ch 14 Book
Ch 14 Terms from Book
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
04/25/2013

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Altruism
Definition
unselfish behavior that benefits others without regard to consequences for the self
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Social rewards
Definition
Benefits that may be gained from helping others
Incl:
-praise
-positive attn
-tangible rewards
-honors
-gratitude
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Personal distress
Definition
a motive for helping those in distress that may arise from a need to reduce our own distress
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Empathic concern
Definition
identifying with another person accompanied by the intention to help another person in need
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Volunteerism
Definition
nonmonetary assistance an indiv regularly provides to another person or group
-no expectation of compensation
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Bystander intervention
Definition
giving assistance to someone in need if you have witnessed an emergency
-->is generally reduced as # of observes ^ because each person feels that someone else will probably help
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Diffusion of responsibility
Definition
a reduction of the sense of urgency to help someone involved in an emergency under the assumption that others who are also observing the situation will help
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Kin selection
Definition
the tendency for natural selection to favor behaviors that increases the chances of survival of genetic relatives
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Reciprocal altruism
Definition
the tendency to help others with the expectation that they are likely to help us in return at a future time
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Reputation
Definition
the beliefs, evaluations, and impressions ppl hold about an indiv w/in a social network
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Tit-for-tat strategy
Definition
a strategy in which the indiv's first move is cooperative and thereafter mimics the other person's B --whether cooperative or competitive
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