Exam 22: Altruism and Antisocial Behaviour

One way that dehumanization of outgroups may occur is through the emotion of

The human motivation to feel like a "valuable member of a meaningful universe" as a way of transcending and defeating death is a part of

The details of the Kitty Genovese murder in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York, gave rise to interest in this social psychological phenomenon

The probability of bystander apathy increases where

The effects of deindividuation on behaviour were revealed in this classic psychological study.

In laboratory studies of the bystander effect, the general rule is that the presence of groups

The offering of assistance to others without the expectation of immediate reward is called

_________causes are the immediate causes of behaviour, whereas _________causes of behaviour are forces that shaped the capacity or tendency for the behaviour to exist in the first place.

Attributing clusters of traits to specific categories of individuals and objects, which serves an important purpose in human social cognition, is called

This hypothesis holds that the association between testosterone and aggression in men is highly dependent on age and context

A type cognitive bias in which reactions to a group are shaped by a blend of positive and negative stereotypes operating on two dimensions

Some researchers have observed a sense of fairness and willingness t o share emerging as young as

According to Fiske and Cuddy, stereotyping can be captured on two dimensions - competence and worth

An act is considered aggressive regardless of whether the aggressor intended to be harmful.

The tendency to judge an individual based on beliefs about, or feelings toward, the group to which the person belongs is called

Discuss research into the role of in-group bias, implicit bias, and terror management in prejudice.

The lessening of self-awareness or identity when in a group that may lead to reduced concern about how your behaviour will be evaluated by others is referred to as

This model holds that whether aggression does or does not occur in any interaction is dependent upon a complex interaction between four factors

The type of aggression carries out in pursuit of another goal is known as

Proximate causes for an altruistic behaviour, such as helping an elderly person cross the street, are usually described in terms of