Prosocial Behaviour

Comm Exam 2

Prosocial content

content designed to affect children’s attitudes, beliefs, behaviours in socially valued ways

Example of prosocial content

cars - stops the race to help the older car cross the line

Prosocial Media Strategies used by producers

model desired behaviour

Present models who encounter difficulties + resolve them

present models who encounter difficulties + don’t resolve

Effects theories which can be applied to prosocial behaviour 

SLT 

Schema T 

Fisch’s CM (educational) 

Effects of Prosocial TV for children

positive effects overall, effects vary

How does prio research find effects of prosocial TV vary on children ?

methodology used

complexity of behaviour depicted

similarity between behaviour viewed + behaviour tested

What age is the majority of research of effects of prosocial tv on?

preschool age 

how else can effect of prosocial tv vary

age

When does prosocial behaviour peak?

age 7

Video games + Prosocial Behaviour

Co-op games

Apps + Online games

challenging to teach prosocial behaviour with video games

Prosocial content : Problems faced

comprehensibility of lesson

role of violent/aggressive content and prosocial behaviour

altruistic behaviours

behaviours benefiting others at a cost to oneself

what did a study find about cell phones and altruism? 

just having a cell pone with you out can change how altruistic you are in terms of donations

how do cellphones make you more altruistic

makes us feel connected to others and just having it out can influence behaiour in prosocial ways

what two other additional variales come into play with prosocial behaviour?

adult mediation

context

adult mediation 

parent/other child engaged with child - actively watching 

what would vgotskys theory say about adult mediation and prosocial behaviour

adult present can increase childs learning

what does AIME theory say about adult mediation and prosocial behaviour

if you tell the child they will learn from this they will invest more mental effort