prosocial - Reflectd - bringing psychology studies to life https://reflectd.co Bringing psychology studies to life Fri, 30 Sep 2022 10:03:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/reflectd.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-Reflectd-Books_H4-e1719817178628.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 prosocial - Reflectd - bringing psychology studies to life https://reflectd.co 32 32 89556574 Prosocial Motivation at Work Keeps You Happy and High-Performing, Research Shows https://reflectd.co/2022/09/28/prosocial-motivation-at-work-keeps-you-happy-and-high-performing-research-shows/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prosocial-motivation-at-work-keeps-you-happy-and-high-performing-research-shows https://reflectd.co/2022/09/28/prosocial-motivation-at-work-keeps-you-happy-and-high-performing-research-shows/#respond Wed, 28 Sep 2022 18:07:55 +0000 https://reflectd.co/?p=10645 Prosocial behavior, as opposed to selfish behavior, benefits others and yourself at the same time, new research shows. Prosocial behavior has a prosocial motive, such as helping others or cooperating in relation to shared goals. Whether people act prosocially or selfishly in a certain situations has been a topic of discussion possibly since the beginning […]

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]]> https://reflectd.co/2022/09/28/prosocial-motivation-at-work-keeps-you-happy-and-high-performing-research-shows/feed/ 0 10645 Study: Your Generousity Creates More Generousity and Empathy in Others https://reflectd.co/2016/10/13/prosocial-behavior-generalizes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prosocial-behavior-generalizes https://reflectd.co/2016/10/13/prosocial-behavior-generalizes/#respond Thu, 13 Oct 2016 19:48:46 +0000 http://reflectd.co/?p=8893 Human beings are social beings. The tendency to behave, talk and walk like others is what we call conformity, which has been documented in various studies. It is believed that sociality is a product of evolution, meaning that we have had better chances of survival in groups than we have had on our own. We may react strongly to social exclusion because we […]

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]]> https://reflectd.co/2016/10/13/prosocial-behavior-generalizes/feed/ 0 8893 The Impact of Serotonin on Social Behaviors https://reflectd.co/2013/04/26/serotonin-on-social-behaviors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=serotonin-on-social-behaviors https://reflectd.co/2013/04/26/serotonin-on-social-behaviors/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:35:00 +0000 http://reflectd.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/the-impact-of-serotonin-on-social-behaviours/ The impact of the neurotransmitter serotonin on the brain functioning is extensive, and the treatment of a number of psychological disorders involves serotonin in some way or another. A new experimental study by Crockett and colleagues (2013) examined the influence of serotonin on the social behaviours fairness and justification (retaliation). They did so by conducting a […]

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