social 3

Flashcards of vocabulary terms and definitions from a lecture on prosocial behavior.

Prosocial Behavior

Any action intended to benefit another person.

Bystander Effect

The presence of other people who might potentially help actually inhibits or drives down helping.

Diffusion of Responsibility

As the number of people present increases, a stepwise decrease in any one person's sense that they have responsibility to help.

Direct Reciprocity

You have received help, and therefore you're likely to help that person again.

Upstream Indirect Reciprocity

x, a person, helps another person, y, because they were helped by a third person

Downstream Indirect Reciprocity

The person X helps another person Y, because Y helped Z.

Moral Elevation

If someone has witnessed someone else do something exceptionally helpful; makes it more likely that you, if you're feeling that way, helps.

Empathy

The ability to perceive and be sensitive to the emotional states of others.