Prosocial Behavior

Prosocial behavior

Behavior that benefits one or more other people

Altruism

Prosocial behavior that benefits others without regard to consequences for oneself

Social rewards

A benefit such as praise, positive attention, something tangible, or gratitude that is gained from helping others

Competitive altruism

Social reqards can be so motivating that people will compete to outdo each other’s helping

Personal distress

A motive for helping others in distress that arises from a need to reduce one’s distress

Empathetic concern

An emotional response of compassion and concern caused by witnessing someone else in need

Prosocial personality orientation

Other traits that predict helping

Bystander effect

Participants were driven by hesitation and non-coherent thoughts, causing them not to help in the situation