Pro-Social Behavior

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This paper explains the by-stander effect, cognitive neo-association theory, and authoritarianism and social dominance orientation theories and describes their implications for aggressive behavior, as well as how they relate to societal phenomena such as prejudice, altruism, and social loafing.

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"Prosocial behavior, as the name suggests, is behavior that is ultimately beneficial to others. Any act that is carried out with an end to helping someone else instead of oneself is prosocial behavior. If the behavior involves no gain to the individual, and in fact, may involve a personal cost, this behavior is considered altruistic. There is some debate over whether true altruism exists, or if even seemingly unselfish behavior is really motivated by a desire to impress, or feel good about oneself."

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