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- adverb In a
prosocial manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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But -- and this is a very important "but" -- the scientific evidence also demonstrates that people only act unselfishly and prosocially when they think others in the group are unselfish and prosocial.
Lynn Stout: The Problem With "Me First" Politics Lynn Stout 2010
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But -- and this is a very important "but" -- the scientific evidence also demonstrates that people only act unselfishly and prosocially when they think others in the group are unselfish and prosocial.
Lynn Stout: The Problem With "Me First" Politics Lynn Stout 2010
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But -- and this is a very important "but" -- the scientific evidence also demonstrates that people only act unselfishly and prosocially when they think others in the group are unselfish and prosocial.
Lynn Stout: The Problem With "Me First" Politics Lynn Stout 2010
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And a study of 161 U.S. college kids found that those who played prosocial games behaved more prosocially toward another student in a subsequent task than "those who played either neutral or violent video games."
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First, while sharing others 'feelings may decrease an individual's evolutionary fitness, it also motivates that individual to act prosocially, helping others with no benefit -- or even at a cost -- to themselves.
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The team, from the Insciences Organisation, conducted a study and found that players who play prosocial games behave more prosocially than those who play other forms.
QJ.NET 2009
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College students ... who were randomly assigned to play prosocial games (Chibi Robo and Super Mario Sunshine) behaved more prosocially ... in a subsequent task than those who played either neutral (Pure Pinball and Super Monkey Ball Deluxe) or violent video games (Ty2 or Crash Trinsanity).
QJ.NET 2009
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Nollijy University Although gratitude is Individuals who are induced to feel grateful something that anyone can experience, are more likely to behave prosocially toward some people seem to feel grateful more their benefactor
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Some of this distortion may be due to the effort of the supervisor to act prosocially, to be more concerned with the subordinate’s feelings than with the supervisor’s or the organization’s best interests.
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
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Some of this distortion may be due to the effort of the supervisor to act prosocially, to be more concerned with the subordinate’s feelings than with the supervisor’s or the organization’s best interests.
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
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