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Learning Theory and Prosocial Behavior 1
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Altruism constitutes a paradox for learning theory. By definition altruism is a form of behavior which is engaged at some cost to the actor and without tangible rewards for him. Learning theory, however, implicates reinforcement both in the learning and the maintenance of all behavior. How then is altruistic behavior learned and maintained? The roles of affect, cognition, and possibly self‐reinforcement are examined for their influence in establishing and maintaining altruistic behavior. The implications of these variables for theories of learning are considered.
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“Some responses also indicate the influence of prosocial altruistic behaviour which might have led to participants' decision not to use university's ICT resources for personal usage, not to disclose their fellow classmates details to others and being thoughtful to others by returning the unattended/lost USB (Bar-Tal, 1976;Rosenhan, 1972).”
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“According to the theory of prosocial behaviour, individuals exhibit altruism when they act to benefit others at their own cost (Rosenhan, 1972).”
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“…caring, and supportiveness in adolescence (Laguna et al., 2020) – as well as the theoretical framing of social learning theory (Bandura, 1971; Rosenhan, 1972), according to which socialisation and modelling play an important role in prosocial norm internalisation (Bennett & von Davier,…”
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- Authors
- Rosenhan, D. L.
- Affiliations
- Stanford University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rosenhan, D. L.
- Venue
- Journal of Social Issues
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1972-07
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 151-163
- ISSN
- 0022-4537 (ISSN-L)
- 1540-4560
- OpenAlex
- W2086161979
- Cited by
- 49
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 2.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Social Issues (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Keywords
- altruism, prosocial behavior, learning theory, reinforcement, self-reinforcement, affect, cognition, behavior maintenance
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