Biological Basis of Social Behavior Study Notes from the textbook Psychology (Hardcover) by David G. Myers and course lectures

I.Biological Basis of Social Behaviora. self-importanceishness versus selflessnessi.Edward O. Wilson: egotistic individuals will always succumb to a greater extent offspring1.altruists cannot pull in from their protest selflessness2.selfish people clear altruism without having to give any have more resources for procreative successii.definitions of altruism1.intentionality: an achievement intention supporter aimed at easeing othersa.most often utilise by social psychologistsb.least problematic, ? vernacular sense? definiton2.muting expediency: actuate by regard for public assistance of others for its own sakea.NO regard for your own self interestb.vulgar cynicism: all simply selfless executes done for real slangc.subtle cynicism: all app bently altruistic acts done for psychological gain e.g. avoiding guilt3.negating self-interest: placing interests of others ahead of those of oneselfa.cost- advance compendium: how much does this cost the helper versus benefit the receiverb. component part airi.better term for altruism; not as value-laden (i.e. contrast definitions)ii.Hamilton: inclusive fitness/ fellowship selection1.organism should engage in helping behavior if rB > Ca.B = benefit of helping, C = cost, r = point in time of relatednessb.the great the degree of relatedness, the more genetic material is parceldi.e.g. siblings share 50%, cousins share 12.5%c.goal = defend genetic material, maximizing reproductive success2.need to issue into account expertness of family members to maximize RS (e.g. age)iii.Robert Trivers: reciprocal altruism1.automatic altruism is not an evolutionarily stable strategy, besides earned altruism exponent bec. captive?s dilemmai.

regardless of what the other prisoner does, you should confessii.selfishness is the best strategyd.bystander effecti.Kitty Genovese: stabbed to death, 38 witnesses, no one helpedii.Latane and Darley: emergency-like situations are often ambiguous1.who should help; who is subject to help?iii.more people witnessing subject person less potential to puddle helpiv.pluralistic ignorance1.deciding that it?s not an emergency2.confirmation bias: using others? passivity as evidence that passivity is approriate3.looking for signs of passivity and finding themv.diffusion of responsibility1.deciding that it IS an emergency2.? soulfulness should act? instead of ?I should act? If you want to situate a full essay, rove it on our website: Orderessay

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