Module Review


1		Altruism is a motive to increase another's without conscious regard for one's . The classic illustration of altruism is Jesus' parable of the Good .


2		Social-exchange theory states that we may help after doing a analysis. Helpers aim to maximize their and minimize their . Other psychologists believe that people sometimes exhibit a natural , by feeling distress when seeing someone in distress and relief when their suffering ends.


3		Social also motivate altruism. The norm is an expectation that people will help, not hurt, those who have helped them. The social- norm is an expectation that people will help those who really need it.


4		As the number of bystanders at an emergency increases, any given bystander is less likely to the incident, less likely to it as an emergency, and less likely to assume for intervening.


5		The deception used in experiments on the bystander effect raises the issue of research . The social psychologist has a two-fold obligation: to the participants and to enhance human by discovering influences upon human behavior. Learning about factors that inhibit altruism does seem to their influence.