The Altruistic Urge : : Why We’re Driven to Help Others / / Stephanie D. Preston.
Ordinary people can perform acts of astonishing selflessness, sometimes even putting their lives on the line. A pregnant woman saw a dorsal fin and blood in the water—and dove right in to pull her wounded husband to safety. Remarkably, some even leap into action to save complete strangers: one New Y...
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Preston, Stephanie D., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Altruistic Urge : Why We’re Driven to Help Others / Stephanie D. Preston. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2022] ©2022 1 online resource : 19 figures, 1 table text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations for Neuroanatomic Regions, Neuropeptides, and Neurotransmitters -- Introduction: The Curious Case of the Assiduous Dams -- 1 The Altruistic Response Model -- 2 Similarities Between Offspring Care and Altruism Across Species -- 3 Different Kinds of Altruism -- 4 What Is an Instinct? -- 5 The Neural Bases of Altruism -- 6 Characteristics of the Victim That Facilitate a Response -- 7 Characteristics of the Observer That Facilitate a Response -- 8 Comparing the Altruistic Response Model to Other Theories -- Conclusion: Why Consider Altruistic Responding Now? -- Notes -- References -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Ordinary people can perform acts of astonishing selflessness, sometimes even putting their lives on the line. A pregnant woman saw a dorsal fin and blood in the water—and dove right in to pull her wounded husband to safety. Remarkably, some even leap into action to save complete strangers: one New York man jumped onto the subway tracks to rescue a boy who had fallen into the path of an oncoming train. Such behavior is not uniquely human. Researchers have found that mother rodents are highly motivated to bring newborn pups—not just their own—back to safety. What do these stories have in common, and what do they reveal about the instinct to protect others?In The Altruistic Urge, Stephanie D. Preston explores how and why we developed a surprisingly powerful drive to help the vulnerable. She argues that the neural and psychological mechanisms that evolved to safeguard offspring also motivate people to save strangers in need of immediate aid. Eye-catching dramatic rescues bear a striking similarity to how other mammals retrieve their young and help explain more mundane forms of support like donating money. Merging extensive interdisciplinary research that spans psychology, neuroscience, neurobiology, and evolutionary biology, Preston develops a groundbreaking model of altruistic responses. Her theory accounts for extraordinary feats of bravery, all-too-common apathy, and everything in between—and it can also be deployed to craft more effective appeals to assist those in need. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mai 2023) Altruism. Helping behavior. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022 9783110749663 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English 9783110993899 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 9783110994810 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Medicine and Life Sciences 2022 English 9783110993196 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Medicine and Life Sciences 2022 9783110993134 ZDB-23-DPM https://doi.org/10.7312/pres20440 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231555524 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231555524/original |
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