Results 21 to 30 of about 34,348 (148)
Places Change Minds: Exploring the Psychology of Urbanicity Using a Brief Contemplation Method
SAGE Open, 2017 An accruing body of research suggests that urban environments negatively affect mental health and well-being. It is thought that some of this so-called “urbanicity effect” can be explained by the perceived quality of the living environment.
Rhiannon Corcoran +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Functional Neuroimaging of Human Hypothalamus in Socioemotional Behavior: A Systematic Review
Brain Sciences, 2022 There exist extensive animal research and lesion studies in humans demonstrating a tight association between the hypothalamus and socioemotional behavior. However, human neuroimaging literature in this direction is still rather limited.
Andrea Caria, Ginevra Matilde Dall’Ò
doaj +1 more source
Prosocial Consequences of Imitation [PDF]
Psychological Reports, 2012 Research has shown that helping behavior can be primed easily. However, helping decreases significantly in the presence of inhibition cues, signaling high costs for the executor. On the other hand, multiple studies demonstrated that helping behavior increases after being mimicked.
Müller, B.C.N. +3 more
openaire +2 more sources
Prosocial behavior and gender [PDF]
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2015 This study revisits different experimental data sets that explore social behavior in economic games and uncovers that many treatment effects may be gender-specific. In general, men and women do not differ in "neutral" baselines. However, we find that social framing tends to reinforce prosocial behavior in women but not men, whereas encouraging ...
Maria Paz eEspinosa +2 more
openaire +4 more sources
Incentives and Prosocial Behavior [PDF]
American Economic Review, 2004 We develop a theory of prosocial behavior that combines heterogeneity in individual altruism and greed with concerns for social reputation or self-respect. Rewards or punishments (whether material or image-related) create doubt about the true motive for which good deeds are performed, and this “overjustification effect” can induce a partial or even ...
Bénabou, Roland, Tirole, Jean
openaire +9 more sources
Dissecting social decision-making: A spotlight on oxytocinergic transmission
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2022 Social decision-making requires the ability to balance both the interests of the self and the interests of others to survive in social environments.
Giulia Coccia +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Framing Inspirational Content: Narrative Effects on Attributions and Helping
Media and Communication, 2021 Media coverage often construes stories of misfortune as inspirational accounts of individuals overcoming challenges. These reports fail to address the systemic issues that have predisposed these individuals to their current situation, and may have ...
Melissa M. Moore +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2022 The food system is comprised of biophysical and social processes affecting everyone, and food system citizen and community science offer opportunities for research, especially on unstudied aspects of that system, including responses to crises and ...
Daniela Soleri +2 more
doaj +1 more source
The Joint Log-Lift Task: A Social Foraging Paradigm
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Behavioural cooperation is under intense research. Yet, popular experimental paradigms often employ artificial tasks, require training, or do not permit partner choice, possibly limiting their biological relevance. We developed the joint log-lift task, a
Jean-Loup Rault +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Narratives to Increase Prosociality Toward Refugees
International Journal of Communication, 2022 Narratives can be effective tools for improving attitudes toward minority groups. The current study tested the potential for restorative narratives—stories of recovery that show the character strength and meaningful progression of an individual—to ...
Elaine Paravati +4 more
doaj +2 more sources