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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Social_Psychology_and_Personality/Together_-_The_Science_of_Social_Psychology_(Noba)/07%3A_POSITIVE_RELATIONSHIPS/7.02%3A_CooperationHumans are social animals. This means we work together in groups to achieve goals that benefit everyone. From building skyscrapers to delivering packages to remote island nations, modern life requires...Humans are social animals. This means we work together in groups to achieve goals that benefit everyone. From building skyscrapers to delivering packages to remote island nations, modern life requires that people cooperate with one another. However, people are also motivated by self-interest, which often stands as an obstacle to effective cooperation. This module explores the concept of cooperation and the processes that both help and hinder it.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Saint_Mary's_College_(Notre_Dame_IN)/Social_Psychology/08._Helping_and_Altruism/Helping_and_Prosocial_BehaviorThe focus of this module is on helping—prosocial acts in dyadic situations in which one person is in need and another provides the necessary assistance to eliminate the other’s need. Although people a...The focus of this module is on helping—prosocial acts in dyadic situations in which one person is in need and another provides the necessary assistance to eliminate the other’s need. Although people are often in need, help is not always given. Why not? In this module, we will try to understand how the decision to help is made by answering the question: Who helps when and why?
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Leeward_Community_College/PSY_100_Biddle/Book%3A_Introductory_Psychology_(OpenStax)/10%3A_Social_Psychology/10.7%3A_Prosocial_BehaviorResearchers have documented several features of the situation that influence whether we form relationships with others. There are also universal traits that humans find attractive in others. In this s...Researchers have documented several features of the situation that influence whether we form relationships with others. There are also universal traits that humans find attractive in others. In this section we discuss conditions that make forming relationships more likely, what we look for in friendships and romantic relationships, the different types of love, and a theory explaining how our relationships are formed, maintained, and terminated.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/City_Colleges_of_Chicago/Introduction_to_Psychology-PSYC201/10%3A_Social_Psychology/10.07%3A_Prosocial_BehaviorResearchers have documented several features of the situation that influence whether we form relationships with others. There are also universal traits that humans find attractive in others. In this s...Researchers have documented several features of the situation that influence whether we form relationships with others. There are also universal traits that humans find attractive in others. In this section we discuss conditions that make forming relationships more likely, what we look for in friendships and romantic relationships, the different types of love, and a theory explaining how our relationships are formed, maintained, and terminated.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Introductory_Psychology/Introductory_Psychology_1e_(OpenStax)/12%3A_Social_Psychology/12.08%3A_Prosocial_BehaviorResearchers have documented several features of the situation that influence whether we form relationships with others. There are also universal traits that humans find attractive in others. In this s...Researchers have documented several features of the situation that influence whether we form relationships with others. There are also universal traits that humans find attractive in others. In this section we discuss conditions that make forming relationships more likely, what we look for in friendships and romantic relationships, the different types of love, and a theory explaining how our relationships are formed, maintained, and terminated.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Introductory_Psychology/Psychology_(Noba)/Chapter_11%3A_Social_Part_I/11.06%3A_CooperationHumans are social animals. This means we work together in groups to achieve goals that benefit everyone. From building skyscrapers to delivering packages to remote island nations, modern life requires...Humans are social animals. This means we work together in groups to achieve goals that benefit everyone. From building skyscrapers to delivering packages to remote island nations, modern life requires that people cooperate with one another. However, people are also motivated by self-interest, which often stands as an obstacle to effective cooperation. This module explores the concept of cooperation and the processes that both help and hinder it.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Rio_Hondo/Introduction_to_Psychology_2020/13%3A_Psychology_in_Our_Social_Lives/13.02%3A_Interacting_With_Others-_Helping_Hurting_and_ConformingHumans have developed a variety of social skills that enhance our ability to successfully interact with others. We are often helpful, even when that helping comes at some cost to ourselves, and we oft...Humans have developed a variety of social skills that enhance our ability to successfully interact with others. We are often helpful, even when that helping comes at some cost to ourselves, and we often change our opinions and beliefs to fit in with the opinions of those whom we care about. Yet we also are able to be aggressive if we feel the situation warrants it.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Social_Psychology_and_Personality/Together_-_The_Science_of_Social_Psychology_(Noba)/07%3A_POSITIVE_RELATIONSHIPS/7.01%3A_Helping_and_Prosocial_BehaviorThe focus of this module is on helping—prosocial acts in dyadic situations in which one person is in need and another provides the necessary assistance to eliminate the other’s need. Although people a...The focus of this module is on helping—prosocial acts in dyadic situations in which one person is in need and another provides the necessary assistance to eliminate the other’s need. Although people are often in need, help is not always given. Why not? In this module, we will try to understand how the decision to help is made by answering the question: Who helps when and why?
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Rio_Hondo/Introduction_to_Psychology_2020_(Pilati)/13%3A_Psychology_in_Our_Social_Lives/13.02%3A_Interacting_With_Others-_Helping_Hurting_and_ConformingHumans have developed a variety of social skills that enhance our ability to successfully interact with others. We are often helpful, even when that helping comes at some cost to ourselves, and we oft...Humans have developed a variety of social skills that enhance our ability to successfully interact with others. We are often helpful, even when that helping comes at some cost to ourselves, and we often change our opinions and beliefs to fit in with the opinions of those whom we care about. Yet we also are able to be aggressive if we feel the situation warrants it.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Introductory_Psychology/Psychology_(Noba)/Chapter_12%3A_Social_Part_II/12.2%3A_Helping_and_Prosocial_BehaviorThe focus of this module is on helping—prosocial acts in dyadic situations in which one person is in need and another provides the necessary assistance to eliminate the other’s need. Although people a...The focus of this module is on helping—prosocial acts in dyadic situations in which one person is in need and another provides the necessary assistance to eliminate the other’s need. Although people are often in need, help is not always given. Why not? In this module, we will try to understand how the decision to help is made by answering the question: Who helps when and why?
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Madera_Community_College/General_Psychology/13%3A_Social_Psychology/13.08%3A_Prosocial_BehaviorResearchers have documented several features of the situation that influence whether we form relationships with others. There are also universal traits that humans find attractive in others. In this s...Researchers have documented several features of the situation that influence whether we form relationships with others. There are also universal traits that humans find attractive in others. In this section we discuss conditions that make forming relationships more likely, what we look for in friendships and romantic relationships, the different types of love, and a theory explaining how our relationships are formed, maintained, and terminated.
