Discuss prosocial models for increasing prosocial behavior, from ...

[berenicecastro]

Discuss prosocial models for increasing prosocial behavior, from both a non-emergency and emergency standpoint. Please give examples. Do such models work when they are portrayed through the media? Give an example.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

At Thanksgiving dinner, Rachel, a Ph.D. student in economics, gets into a conversation with her father about the current state of the economy and income inequality.
 
  He claims that the top-down policies under Reagan in the 1980s, known as trickle down economics, are what this country needs. Rachel stresses that current research shows that this type of economic distribution hurts those that are not in the top one percent of earners. Afterward, she sends her father links to academic studies, popular essays, and YouTube videos that explore this topic. The next week, her father is even more resolute in his conviction than ever. The father's behavior is a form of ________. a) systematic processing
  b) selective avoidance
  c) reactance
  d) fear avoidance

[amcvicar]

Answer to Question 1

Prosocial models generally refer to whether people will imitate or adopt their own behavior to be more prosocial if they see others behaving prosocially. Merely seeing a large container near the door of a museum induces people to contribute. In an emergency, the mere presence of a helpful bystander will increase helping among others on the scene. In a fund drive shown on television, volunteers will be shown answering phones and talking about contributions, with the goal of influencing viewers to contribute.

Answer to Question 2

c

[berenicecastro]

Excellent

[mcarey591]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it