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Diffusion of Responsibility
Diffusion of responsibility is a social phenomenon which tends to occur in groups of people above a certain critical size when responsibility is not explicitly assigned. TERM 2
Pluralistic Ignorance
DEFINITION 2 Bystanders assuming that nothing is wrong in emergency situations because no one else looks concerned. TERM 3
Urban Overload Hypothesis
DEFINITION 3 The theory that people living in cities are constantly being bombarded with stimulation and that they keep to themselves to avoid being overwhelmed by it. TERM 4
Negative-State Relief Hypothesis
DEFINITION 4 The idea that people help in order to alleviate their own sadness and distress TERM 5
Out-Group
DEFINITION 5 In sociology, an outgroup is a social group towards which an individual feels contempt, opposition, or a desire to compete.
In-Group
In sociology, an ingroup is a social group towards which an individual feels loyalty and respect, usually due to membership in the group. TERM 7
Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis
DEFINITION 7 The idea that when we feel empathy for a person, we will attempt to help that person purely for altruistic reasons, regardless of what we have to gain. TERM 8
Empathy
DEFINITION 8 Empathy, which literally translates as 'in feeling', is the capability to share another being's emotions and feelings. TERM 9
Norm of Reciprocity
DEFINITION 9 The expectation that helping others will increase the likelihood that they will help us in the future. TERM 10
Kin Selection
DEFINITION 10 The idea that behaviors that help a genetic relative are favored by natural selection.
