Reciprocal altruism (Trivers, 1971) provides the answer. Because of reciprocal altruism, we are all better off in the long run if we help one another. If helping someone now increases the chances that you will be helped later, then your overall chances of survival are increased.
Essentially: Teamwork will increase your chances of survival
prepare them to respond differently to the needs of others
intersection of traditional gender roles and possibly stereotypes with the concept
it is the economics of helping. If costs outweigh the rewards, helping is less likely. If rewards are greater than cost, helping is more likely.
important
Each one no doubt felt a personal responsibility to help by virtue of their official capacity in the event; fulfilling the obligations of their roles overrode the influence of the diffusion of responsibility effect.
So it also depends on how people perceive the acuity of crises.
Relying on others to define the situation and to then erroneously conclude that no intervention is necessary when help is actually needed is called pluralistic ignorance
sort of related to conformity
One passerby did stop to take a cellphone photo, however.)
Interesting how aspects of modern life, such as technology/media intersect with this as well
He found that obedience rates decreased when the learner was in the same room as the experimenter and declined even further when the teacher had to physically touch the learner to administer the punishment.
sort of related to the events in face-to-face interactions vs non-face-to-face interactions?
excessive alcohol consumption
...which may lead to problems later in life involving substance abuse? I recently learned that this is an effect of a current issue of conformity--in e-cigarette (such as juul) use in teens.
We don’t want to look out of step or become the target of criticism just because we like different kinds of music or dress differently than everyone else. F
people crave acceptance
mimic
basic type of learning, even utilized by infants
But our views on political issues, religious questions, and lifestyles also reflect to some degree the attitudes of the people we interact with.
ex: most people who live nearby me hold the same political view/inclination, and our area is known to lean towards that particular view.
Obeying orders from an authority figure can sometimes lead to disturbing behavior.
milgram experiement
content of our character instead of the cover on our outside.
prejudices may someday be eliminated??
brings in values or beliefs that the person high in RWA disagrees with, thus “threatening” the collective values of his or her group.
distinction
ertain groups: men, native-born residents, heterosexuals, and believers in the dominant religion.
the "dominant" traits in society
blatant biases tend to run in packs: People who openly hate one outgroup also hate many others.
Reminds me of how people who participated in the Thomas Pettigrew and Linda Tropp's metanalysis involving intergroup contact theory found that "good feelings" towards one out group could also extend to "good feelings" towards multiple other out groups.
“cruel, very religious, and treacherous”
stereotype example