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From spontaneous casual gestures to large-scale, structured projects, prosocial behavior, or
actions that benefit others, occur every day all around us. The study of prosocial behavior not
only deepens our understanding of human behavior but also has practical implications for
improving lives and promoting goodwill.
For this Discussion, you examine why people engage in prosocial behavior.
PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR
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RESOURCES
Readings
Jhangiani, R. & Tarry, H. (2022). Principles of social psychology (1st international
H5P ed.). BCcampus.
Chapter 8, “Helping and Altruism”
(part/helping-and-altruism/)
Time Estimate: 6 min
Chapter 8.1, “Understanding Altruism: Self and Other Concerns”
(chapter/understanding-altruism-self-and-
other-concerns/)
Time Estimate: 20 min
Chapter 8.2, “The Role of Affect: Moods and Emotions”
(chapter/the-role-of-affect-moods-and-
emotions/)
Time Estimate: 14 min
Chapter 8.3, “How the Social Context Influences Helping”
(chapter/how-the-social-context-influences-
helping/)
Time Estimate: 17 min
Chapter 8.4, “Other Determinants of Helping”
(chapter/other-determinants-of-helping/)
Time Estimate: 32 min
Chapter 8.5, “Thinking Like a Social Psychologist about Altruism”
(chapter/thinking-like-a-social-psychologist-
about-altruism/)
Time Estimate: 2 min
Chapter 8.6, “Chapter Summary”
(chapter/chapter-summary-8/)
Time Estimate: 4 min
Copyright © 2022 by Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani and Dr. Hammond Tarry is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License,
Post a 150- to 200-word response, in which you:
Select one of the following topics and identify the topic in the first line of your post:
Environment/climate change
Dieting
Social media or online life
Reducing aggression
Parenting
Interactions between the minority and the majority (e.g., tea drinkers petitioning a
coffee shop to offer more tea options)
Describe how a person might engage in prosocial, or helping, behavior in the context of
the topic you selected. Be specific (include the who, what, when, where, and how).
Based on Chapter 8 of Jhangiani and Tarry (2022)
(part/helping-and-altruism/) , provide an explanation
for the prosocial behavior, identifying where in the Learning Resources (e.g. section(s)
8.1 (chapter/understanding-altruism-self-and-other-
concerns/) , 8.2 (chapter/the-role-of-affect-moods-
and-emotions/) , 8.3 (chapter/how-the-social-
context-influences-helping/) , 8.4 (chapter/other-
determinants-of-helping/) or 8.5 (chapter/thinking-
like-a-social-psychologist-about-altruism/) ) this is supported.
To demonstrate what you learned this week, be sure to support your work with information
from the Learning Resources.
Be sure to review the Week 3 Discussion Rubric to understand the specific grading criteria
your Instructor will use to evaluate your work.
Respond to at least one colleague’s initial post, who selected a topic different than the one
you chose, in one of the following ways:
Provide an alternative explanation for that prosocial behavior
except where otherwise noted. part/helping-
and-altruism/
BY DAY 3
BY DAY 5
Describe an example of the absence of that prosocial behavior and provide an
explanation for that absence.
To demonstrate what you learned this week, be sure to support your work with information
from the Learning Resources.
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