Social Relations

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Social Relations

• Altruism
• unselfish regard for the welfare of others

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Social Relations

• Bystander Effect
• tendency for any given bystander to be less
  likely to give aid if other bystanders are
  present

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Social Relations

• The decision-making process for bystander
  intervention

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Social Relations

• Why do we help?
• Social Exchange Theory
• - Disguised as self-interest
• - Empathy as source of Social Exchange
• Helping as Disguised Self-Interest
• Empathy as a Source of Genuine Altruism
• Social Norms
• The Reciprocity Norm If I help them, theyll
  help me (Ill help them because they have helped
  me in the past)
• The Social-Responsibility Norm it is my duty to
  help (i.e. donating blood)
• Evolutionary Psychology
• Kin Protection
• Reciprocity

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References

• Myers, D.G. (2004). Psychology (7th ed.).
  Holland, MI Worth Publishers, Inc.