Editing Prosocial Behavior (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
Prosocial behavior is understood through '''Connection''' and '''Responsibility'''.

'''1. The "Bystander" Freeze (Diffusion)''':
Why did people watch **Kitty Genovese** be attacked for 30 minutes without calling the police?
* They weren't "Evil." They were "Confused."
* In a crowd, you "Look for clues." If no one else is "Running to help," your brain says: "Maybe it's just a joke" or "Maybe I shouldn't get involved."
* Every person in the crowd thinks the **other** person has already "Called 911."
* To "Break" the effect, you must "Point at one person" and say: **"YOU, in the red shirt, call 911!"** This "Re-attaches" the responsibility to an individual.

'''2. The "Empathy" Switch''':
We help people who "Look like us" or "Feel like us."
* **Empathy** is the "Bridge."
* If I see you "Stub your toe," the "Mirror Neurons" in my brain "Fire" as if I stubbed my toe.
* My "Helping" is an "Attempt to stop my own pain" by stopping yours.
* Prosocial behavior is the art of "Expanding your Empathy" to include "Strangers" and "Enemies."

'''3. The "Happiness" Loop''':
Helping is "Selfish" in a "Good way."
* When we "Give money" or "Volunteer," our brain releases **Dopamine** and **Oxytocin**.
* This is the "Helper's High."
* Humans are "Biologically programmed" to find "Kindness" more "Satisfying" than "Consumption." A society of "Givers" is a society of "Happy People."

'''The 'Good Samaritan' Experiment (1973)'''': Researchers told "Priests-in-training" to go across campus to give a talk on the "Good Samaritan" (a story about helping a stranger). On the way, they passed a "Man in pain" (an actor).
* If the priest was **"In a Hurry,"** only **10%** helped.
* If the priest had **"Plenty of Time,"** **63%** helped.
* This proved that "Goodness" is often determined by "Context" (Stress and Time) rather than "Character."
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