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Understanding Prosocial Behavior by Vikramadithya Shivaram is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Pro-social behavior is any helping behavior that benefits another person, such as altruism which is helping without thought of cost or reward. The document discusses explanations for pro-social behavior including empathy development in children and factors like social norms, socialization, and individual decision making processes that influence whether a bystander helps in an emergency situation. It summarizes a classic study by Latane and Darley that found people were less likely to report smoke filling a
- Author
- Vikramadithya Shivaram
- Language
- EN