Reading List
Readings
will be original journal articles and chapters, which will be made available to
students through Blackboard, emailed, or handed out during class.
Archer, R.L., Diaz-Loving, R., Gollwitzer, P.M., Davis, M.H., & Foushee, H.C. (1981). The role of dispositional empathy and social evaluation in the empathic mediation of helping. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 40, 786-796.
Barnes, R.D., Ickes, W., & Kidd, R.F. (1979). Effects of the perceived intentionality and stability of another’s dependency on helping behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 5, 367-372.
Batson, C.D., Dyck, J.L., Brandt, J.R., Batson, J.G., Powell, A.L., McMaster, M.R., & Griffit, C. (1988). Five studies testing two new egoistic alternatives to the empathy-altruism hypothesis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 55, 52-77.
Cialdini, R.B., Schaller, M., Houlihan, D., Arps, K., Fultz, J., & Beaman, A.L. (1987). Empathy-based helping: Is it selflessly or selfishly motivated? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 52, 749-758.
Dekovic, M. & Janssens, J.M.A.M. (1992). Parents’ child-rearing style and child’s sociometric status. Developmental Psychology, 28, 925-932.
deWaal, F.B.M. (2008). Putting the altruism back into altruism: The evolution of empathy. The Annual Review of Psychology, 59, 279-300.
DeWall, C.N., Baumeister, R.F., Gailliot, M.T., & Maner, J.K. (2008). Depletion makes the heart grow less helpful: Helping as a function of self-regulatory energy and genetic relatedness. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 1653-1662.
Eisenberg, N., Fabes, R.A., Schaller, M., Carlo, G., & Miller, P.A. (1991). The relations of parental characteristics and practices to children’s vicarious emotional responding. Child Development, 62, 1393-1408.
Eisenberg, N., Lennon, R., & Roth, K. (1983). Prosocial development: A longitudinal study. Developmental Psychology, 19, 846-855.
Knight, G.P., Johnson, L.G., Carlo, G., & Eisenberg, N. (1994). A multiplicative model of the dispositional antecedents of prosocial behavior: Predicting more of the people more of the time. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66, 178-183.
Maner, J.K. & Gailliot, M.T. (2007). Altruism and egoism: Prosocial motivations for helping depend on relationship context. European Journal of Social Psychology, 37, 347-358.
Penner, L.A., Dovidio, J.H., Piliavin, J.A., & Schroeder, D.A. (2005). Prosocial Behavior: Multilevel Perspectives. The Annual Review of Psychology, 56, 365-392.
Penner, L.A., Fritzsche, B.A., Craiger, J.P., Freifeld, T.R. (1995). Measuring the prosocial personality. In J.N. Butcher & C.D. Spielberger, C.D. (Eds.), Advances in Personality Assessment (Vol. 10, pp. 147-163). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Piliavin, I.M., Piliavin, J.A., & Rodin, J. (1975). Costs, diffusion, and the stigmatized victim. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 32, 429-438.
Poulin, M. (2012). Our genes want us to be altruists. Association for Psychological Science Observer, 25. Retrieved from: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2012/december-12/our-genes-want-us-to-be-altruists.html
Rushton, J.P., Chrisjohn, R.D., & Fekken, G.C. (1981). The altruistic personality and the self-report altruism scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 2, 293-302.
Archer, R.L., Diaz-Loving, R., Gollwitzer, P.M., Davis, M.H., & Foushee, H.C. (1981). The role of dispositional empathy and social evaluation in the empathic mediation of helping. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 40, 786-796.
Barnes, R.D., Ickes, W., & Kidd, R.F. (1979). Effects of the perceived intentionality and stability of another’s dependency on helping behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 5, 367-372.
Batson, C.D., Dyck, J.L., Brandt, J.R., Batson, J.G., Powell, A.L., McMaster, M.R., & Griffit, C. (1988). Five studies testing two new egoistic alternatives to the empathy-altruism hypothesis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 55, 52-77.
Cialdini, R.B., Schaller, M., Houlihan, D., Arps, K., Fultz, J., & Beaman, A.L. (1987). Empathy-based helping: Is it selflessly or selfishly motivated? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 52, 749-758.
Dekovic, M. & Janssens, J.M.A.M. (1992). Parents’ child-rearing style and child’s sociometric status. Developmental Psychology, 28, 925-932.
deWaal, F.B.M. (2008). Putting the altruism back into altruism: The evolution of empathy. The Annual Review of Psychology, 59, 279-300.
DeWall, C.N., Baumeister, R.F., Gailliot, M.T., & Maner, J.K. (2008). Depletion makes the heart grow less helpful: Helping as a function of self-regulatory energy and genetic relatedness. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 1653-1662.
Eisenberg, N., Fabes, R.A., Schaller, M., Carlo, G., & Miller, P.A. (1991). The relations of parental characteristics and practices to children’s vicarious emotional responding. Child Development, 62, 1393-1408.
Eisenberg, N., Lennon, R., & Roth, K. (1983). Prosocial development: A longitudinal study. Developmental Psychology, 19, 846-855.
Knight, G.P., Johnson, L.G., Carlo, G., & Eisenberg, N. (1994). A multiplicative model of the dispositional antecedents of prosocial behavior: Predicting more of the people more of the time. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66, 178-183.
Maner, J.K. & Gailliot, M.T. (2007). Altruism and egoism: Prosocial motivations for helping depend on relationship context. European Journal of Social Psychology, 37, 347-358.
Penner, L.A., Dovidio, J.H., Piliavin, J.A., & Schroeder, D.A. (2005). Prosocial Behavior: Multilevel Perspectives. The Annual Review of Psychology, 56, 365-392.
Penner, L.A., Fritzsche, B.A., Craiger, J.P., Freifeld, T.R. (1995). Measuring the prosocial personality. In J.N. Butcher & C.D. Spielberger, C.D. (Eds.), Advances in Personality Assessment (Vol. 10, pp. 147-163). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Piliavin, I.M., Piliavin, J.A., & Rodin, J. (1975). Costs, diffusion, and the stigmatized victim. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 32, 429-438.
Poulin, M. (2012). Our genes want us to be altruists. Association for Psychological Science Observer, 25. Retrieved from: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2012/december-12/our-genes-want-us-to-be-altruists.html
Rushton, J.P., Chrisjohn, R.D., & Fekken, G.C. (1981). The altruistic personality and the self-report altruism scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 2, 293-302.
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MISSIONS
MISSION 1: Do something prosocial in order to be rewarded, avoid punishment, for reciprocation, etc... Write about your experience!
MISSION 2: You must complete both of these tasks. 1) Do something nice to someone you are friends/family with. 2) Do something nice for someone you don't know (for a bonus, have it be someone you don't even like!). Write about your experience!
MISSION 3: Do something nice for someone you don't know, and then leave as quickly as possible to avoid recognition - hopefully before they get a chance to notice. How do you feel?
MISSION 4: Expose yourself to some need that makes you uncomfortable (ASPCA commercials, for example). What do you want to do? How do you feel? Explain.
MISSION 5: Try to do something truly selfless, with no regard for yourself (be safe, though!). Was this difficult to do? Why/why not? Explain.
MISSION 6: Use the scenarios I handed out to assess your level of prosocial moral reasoning. What do your results indicate about your level of prosocial moral reasoning? What does this mean (see Eisenberg et al. 1983 or the presentation from 3/19 for more information on levels of prosocial moral reasoning).
MISSION 2: You must complete both of these tasks. 1) Do something nice to someone you are friends/family with. 2) Do something nice for someone you don't know (for a bonus, have it be someone you don't even like!). Write about your experience!
MISSION 3: Do something nice for someone you don't know, and then leave as quickly as possible to avoid recognition - hopefully before they get a chance to notice. How do you feel?
MISSION 4: Expose yourself to some need that makes you uncomfortable (ASPCA commercials, for example). What do you want to do? How do you feel? Explain.
MISSION 5: Try to do something truly selfless, with no regard for yourself (be safe, though!). Was this difficult to do? Why/why not? Explain.
MISSION 6: Use the scenarios I handed out to assess your level of prosocial moral reasoning. What do your results indicate about your level of prosocial moral reasoning? What does this mean (see Eisenberg et al. 1983 or the presentation from 3/19 for more information on levels of prosocial moral reasoning).