Most behaviors that we call prosocial require time, energy, and risk on the part of the prosocial individual. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
In the language of behavioral science, we are "prosocial" beings who are often willing to make individual sacrifices to promote group goals. From Wordnik.com. [Lynn Stout: The Problem With "Me First" Politics] Reference
The same researchers, this year, say "prosocial" games can normalize kids to good behavior. From Wordnik.com. [DCEmu Forums:: The Homebrew & Gaming Network :: PSP Dreamcast Nintendo DS Wii GP2X Xbox 360 GBA Gamecube PS2 Apple iPhone PS3 Wiz Pandora Forums - 11,17,23,27,35,36,37,38,51,78,82,83,85,100,105,110,112,113,122,125,128,135,159,176,237,240,241,242,243,250,251,252,255,256,257,258,261,263,268,269,270,271,274,281,290] Reference
Researchers have found that non-violent 'prosocial' video games can teach kids to be more cooperative and helpful to others. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Researchers have found that non-violent "prosocial" video games can teach kids to be more cooperative and helpful to others. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
As far as "prosocial" games go, they didn't mention any criteria on how a game would qualify as prosocial, at least not in the abstract. From Wordnik.com. [QJ.NET] Reference
Anderson and Gentile have also found that non-violent "prosocial" video games can teach kids to be more cooperative and helpful to others. From Wordnik.com. [WOWT - HomePage - Headlines] Reference
In another recent study, participants who recalled their own righteous deeds were less inclined to donate blood, volunteer, or engage in other "prosocial" acts. From Wordnik.com. [Slate Magazine] Reference
The monkeys gradually began to prefer the prosocial token. From Wordnik.com. [Frans de Waal: Morals Without God] Reference
Internet – democratizing agent? tool for prosocial change?. From Wordnik.com. [Internet, Democratization & Prosocial Change: I Could Really Use Your Help « open thinking] Reference
So, in short, technology by itself does not promote prosocial change. From Wordnik.com. [Internet, Democratization & Prosocial Change: I Could Really Use Your Help « open thinking] Reference
But to moral, prosocial animals like ourselves, symbols of shared sacrifice mean a lot. From Wordnik.com. [Lynn Stout: The Problem With "Me First" Politics] Reference
The prosocial token, on the other hand, rewarded both monkeys equally at the same time. From Wordnik.com. [Frans de Waal: Morals Without God] Reference
The same goes for when I engage in prosocial behavior that goes beyond my daily experience. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
The article was a psychology experiment about reactions to prosocial behavior and freeloaders. From Wordnik.com. [Standing Against License Proliferation] Reference
“Direct aggression is related to problems like delinquency ..., and low prosocial behaviour”. From Wordnik.com. [Miriam Ruiz] Reference
Facebook-like Petitions: A while back I asked a few questions about the Internet and prosocial change. From Wordnik.com. [Internet, Democratization & Prosocial Change: I Could Really Use Your Help « open thinking] Reference
It is more difficult to envisage how those with ASPD could hide out among more prosocial segments of society. From Wordnik.com. [Ronald Reagan is Still Dead!] Reference
Others claim that what may look like prosocial behavior may instead be a way of eliminating aversive stimuli. From Wordnik.com. [Animal Cognition] Reference
But if they look at prosocial programs, they will more likely become more generous, friendly, and self-controlled. From Wordnik.com. [Statement On Television Violence Before The U.S. House Subcommittee On Telecommunications And Finance] Reference
Group selection can, under certain specific circumstances, select for prosocial behaviors among unrelated individuals. From Wordnik.com. [Silly Billy on Silly books - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
At the price of the "smog" of sometimes misleading superstition, religions keep the prosocial emotions in consciousness. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
Unlike individual-level adaptations such as the polar bear's thick fur, prosocial behaviors are locally disadvantageous. From Wordnik.com. [David Sloan Wilson: Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection II: The Original Problem] Reference
On the Internet, I found what I hope will be a good source for prosocial behavior: The Social Psychology of Social Behavior. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
I just get irritated whenever I think about not having the phrase "prosocial behavior" in my vocabulary until a week or so ago. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
Only at the fourth stage does empathy become also transformed or associated with sympathy leading to appropriate prosocial behavior. From Wordnik.com. [Empathy] Reference
Heterogeneity of popular boys: Antisocial and prosocial configurations. From Wordnik.com. [EducationNews.org] Reference
Relational job design and the motivation to make a prosocial difference. From Wordnik.com. [Positive Psychology News Daily] Reference
There are ways to increase prosocial practices between employees, work communities, and customers. From Wordnik.com. [Positive Psychology News Daily] Reference
Such exposure also increases aggressive thinking and aggressive affect, and decreases prosocial behavior. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
"We try to model prosocial behavior," said Vern Rowan, business manager for the Oregon Department of Corrections. From Wordnik.com. [WTOP / Business / Biz Stories] Reference
Thinking in the right way about the whole matter of friendship and peer acceptance is at the core of prosocial behavior. From Wordnik.com. [UUpdates - All updates] Reference
One of De Waal's main points is that apes (including many non-human apes) have often been observed acting in prosocial ways. From Wordnik.com. [Dangerous Intersection] Reference
Because high levels of well-being lead to prosocial behaviors - volunteering, pro-peace attitudes, and cooperative attitudes. From Wordnik.com. [Positive Psychology News Daily] Reference
It is the only institution that harnesses the entire human race to work hard together and raise children in prosocial manner. From Wordnik.com. [MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory] Reference
Of 727 Singaporean middle-schoolers, research showed "those who played prosocial games exhibited more cooperation and empathy.". From Wordnik.com. [DCEmu Forums:: The Homebrew & Gaming Network :: PSP Dreamcast Nintendo DS Wii GP2X Xbox 360 GBA Gamecube PS2 Apple iPhone PS3 Wiz Pandora Forums - 11,17,23,27,35,36,37,38,51,78,82,83,85,100,105,110,112,113,122,125,128,135,159,176,237,240,241,242,243,250,251,252,255,256,257,258,261,263,268,269,270,271,274,281,290] Reference
The proposed driver for this and other prosocial behavior, at least among chimpanzees, would be responses to heavy predation by leopards. From Wordnik.com. [Figleaf's Real Adult Sex - Confessions of a libertine prude / grumblings of a prudish libertine] Reference
The researchers also compared the types of programs a child viewed with their teacher's report on their aggressive and prosocial behaviors. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
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