Discuss the role of emotions in increasing or decreasing the likelihood of prosocial behavior. That is, what is the prosocial effect of a positive emotion, and give an example. But discuss the exceptional situation
What about the effect of something in the environment? What about the more common prosocial effect of a negative mood? But, discuss the exceptional situation. What hypothesis or model would best describe the motivation for that last exceptional situation?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
In general, people are more willing to help a stranger when their mood is up, perhaps because they, e.g., found some money. But, in some cases, a positive mood decreases the likelihood of helping, because a person in a good mood may think an emergency is a non-emergency, or even because such a person may not want to lose her good mood by having to deal with something unpleasant, like a person needing help. A positive mood may occur due to an environmental factor, like being exposed to a nice smell. The positive mood may then lead to greater likelihood of helping behavior. People in a negative mood are typically less likely to help others. However, if the act of helping may generate positive feelings, people in a bad mood may want to help even more than a person in a good mood (because it will help them feel better). Such a chain of events is in line with the negative-state relief model, in that helping may occur simply because it reduces a person's negative feelings.
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