Prosocial Behavior
The idea that one's genes are also preserved in the offspring of one's relatives.
What is inclusive fitness
Behavior intended to injure or harm another person.
What is aggression
Generalized beliefs about members of social groups.
What are stereotypes
The process through which the presence of others increases the likelihood of dominant responses.
What is social facilitation
Situation in which group members share a renewable resource that will continue to produce benefits if the group members do not overharvest but each individual profits from harvesting as much as possible.
What is a replenishing resource management dilemma.
The presence of others inhibit helping.
What is the bystander effect
Aggression motivated by feelings of anger.
What is emotional aggression
A way of measuring the link between concepts.
What is the Implicit Associations Tests (IAT)
When group discussion leads members to make decisions that are more extremely on the side of the issue that the group initially favored.
What is group polarization
A strategy for breaking conflict spirals by publicly challenging the opponent to match de-escalations.
What is Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension Reduction (GRIT)
The mistaken belief that if no one else is acting, nothing is wrong.
What is pluralistic ignorance
This concept says unpleasant stimulation may lead to unpleasant feelings, and unpleasant feelings lead to emotional aggression.
What is the reformulated frustration-aggression hypothesis
An example of this is avoiding bald people.
What is discrimination
The tendency for people to exert less effort when working together than when individually accountable.
What is social loafing
An example is the tragedy of the commons.
What is a Replenishing Resource Management Dilemma.
A theory that suggests that people act prosocially to relieve unpleasant arousal when we observe suffering or need.
What is the arousal/cost reward model of prosocial behavior
Meta-theoretical approach that suggests that aggression occurs due to rewards for acting aggressively, punishments for for failure to act aggressively, or observing others being rewarded for aggression.
What is social learning
Examples of these include time pressure, fatigue, complex situations, and distractions.
What are factors that increase stereotyping
Examples include making a strong, high quality argument; being credible (e.g., willing to compromise, and being sizable); and having the audience be motivated to make an accurate decision.
What are factors that increase minority influence.
In a prisoner's dilemma, this set of actions provides the best outcome for your partner.
What is they confess and you don't confess.
An example of this concept is: Sally walks by a stranger who asks for directions to the library. Instead of just giving the stranger directions, Sally walks the stranger to the library, even though it is out of the way for her.
What is pure altruism
Description of the relationship between gender and aggression.
What is, women are more likely to use indirect aggression while men are more likely to use direct aggression, on average.
Examples of these include managing one's self-image, seeking mental efficiency, supporting and protecting one's in group, and seeking social approval.
What are reasons stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination exist
The condition in which more children took extra candy in the Trick or Treat Study (Diener, 1976).
What is when the children were in a group.
In the Robber's Cave Study (Sherif et al., 1961), this led to the reduction of prejudice between the Rattlers and the Eagles.
What is having the groups cooperate on a task where the outcome is important to both groups.