🔑 Key Definitions
Altruism: Behaviors to benefit others, often at cost to oneself, without expecting reward 🤲
Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis: Empathic concern motivates genuine altruism (Batson) 💗
Helper's High: Positive emotions from helping others 🌟
Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis: Empathic concern motivates genuine altruism (Batson) 💗
Helper's High: Positive emotions from helping others 🌟
👤 Important Figures
- Daniel Batson - Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis 💗
📊 Types of Altruism
- Pure Altruism - No benefit to self (anonymous donation)
- Reciprocal Altruism - Expecting future return
- Kin Altruism - Helping genetic relatives
- Pathological Altruism - Helping that causes harm
🔬 Evolutionary Explanations
- Kin selection 👨👩👧
- Reciprocal altruism 🔄
- Group selection 👥
💡 Exam Tips
- Batson = Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis (key figure) 💗
- Volunteering 2+ hours/week linked to lower depression 📊
- Spending on OTHERS increases happiness more than on self 💰➡️😊