Attitude and Behavior

Have you ever wondered why a person volunteers his or her time to feed the homeless or why a person would risk their life to save someone? Have you ever asked what would trigger a person to plow his or her vehicle into an open crowd or engage in road rage? Research shows that our attitudes and behaviors have a direct impact on how we engage within the social context.

Instructions

After reading chapters 8, 9, and 10 of your textbook, Baumeister, R. F., & Bushman, B. J. (2021). Social psychology and human nature (5th ed.). Cengage Learning.

answer the questions below:

1. What are the characteristic traits of prosocial behavior and how do they contrast from those of antisocial behavior?
2. Describe in detail the various components of individual attitude and the impact they have on social behaviors.