Cooperation and Helping Behavior

List of ContributorsPreface Chapter 1 Cooperation and Helping Behavior: An Introduction Cooperation and Helping Behavior: Similarities and Dissimilarities in the Domains of Research Problems in Theoretical Integration Problem of Evaluative Bias: Does Prosocial Equal Good? ReferencesPart I Cooperation Chapter 2 Interdependence and Psychological Orientation Types of Interdependence Psychological Orientations The Relationship between Types of Interdependence and Psychological Orientations Some Relevant Research Concluding Comments References Chapter 3 Social Values and Rules of Fairness: A Theoretical Perspective Social Values Fairness Rules Conclusion References Chapter 4 Cognitive Processes Underlying Cooperation: The Theory of Social Representation The Theory of Social Representation A Critical Analysis of Some Experimental Studies of Cooperation Experimental Studies of the Importance of Social Representation in Cooperative Processes Summary References Chapter 5 Preferences and Cognitive Processes in Interdependence Situations: A Theoretical Analysis of Cooperation Basic Assumptions Structure of Preferences Preferences, Cognitive Processes, and Behavior Summary and Concluding Remarks References Chapter 6 The Effects of Intergroup Competition and Cooperation on Intragroup and Intergroup Relationships Intergroup Bias in Minimal Groups Intergroup Competition and Cooperation The Influence of Constituencies Threatened Leadership and Intergroup Competition Discussion References Chapter 7 The Development of Integrative Agreements Problem Definition and Importance Types of Integrative Agreement Unlinking A Method for Studying the Development of Integrative Agreements Orientation and Aspiration Tactics Leading Toward and Away from Integrative Agreements Conclusions References Chapter 8 Social Trap Analogs: The Tragedy of the Commons in the Laboratory The Development of Social Traps Psychological Perspectives Breaking Out of Social Traps Evaluating Solutions: Social Trap Analogs Living with Others References Chapter 9 Altruism and the Problem of Collective Action Background and General Approach Altruism and Noticeability Altruism and Side Payments Increasing the Size of the Group through Altruism Concluding Comments ReferencesPart II Helping Behavior Chapter 10 Promotive Tension: Theory and Research Promotive Tension Promotive Social Relationships A Sense of Community References Chapter 11 The Justice Motive in Human Relations and the Economic Model of Man: A Radical Analysis of Facts and Fictions The Economic Model in the Social Sciences and Everyday Life Evidence for the Preeminence of Justice in Human Relations The Momentum Generated by the Economic Model in Social Psychology: Typical Examples Methodological Traps in Contemporary Equity Research Systematic Biases in Role-Playing Reactions Reasons for the Persistence of the Myth of "Economic" Man Some Concluding Thoughts on Facts and Fictions References Chapter 12 Responsive Bystanders: The Process of Intervention The Arousal-Cost-Reward Model Pictorial Presentation of the Model Relationship of Other Models Conclusion References Chapter 13 The Help-Seeking Process Psychology of the Help Recipient Models of the Help-Seeking Process Perception of Problems The Decision to Seek Help Summary and Conclus