Attitude And Social Cognition — Psychology STD 12 Humanities — Question

Pro-social behaviour means, doing good to other or being helpful. It involves working for others without any self-interest. Some instances of pro-social behaviour are cooperating with others, sharing things, sympathy and dionng favours to others. Pro-social behaviour has the following characteristics-

1. Aim to benefit or do good to other persons or another person.
2. Diong good for other without expecting anything in return.

Factors Inluencing Pro-social behaviour:

1. pro-social behaviour is based on an inborn, natural tendency in human beings to help other member of their own species. This inborn tendency facilitates suvival of the species.
2. Pro-social behaviour is influenced by learning.Individuals who are brought up in a family environment that sets examples of helping others, emphsises helping as a valu, and paraises heplfulness, and showing more pro-social behaviour than individuals who area brought up in a family environment deviod of these features.