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For the record, "prosocial" is not a real word in the English language [1], but the phrase "prosocial behavior" [2] is a defined term (albeit somewhat contrived
by jcr 11y ago
For the record, "prosocial" is not a real word in the English language
[1], but the phrase "prosocial behavior" [2] is a defined term (albeit
somewhat contrived) in behavioral psychology, sociology and related
fields.
You'd probably want to compare "Prosocial Behavior" to general "Social
Behavior" [3], as well as "Antisocial Behavior" [4] and "Asocial
Behavior" [5]. To keep things simple, I consider "Prosocial Behavior" to
be a combination of empathy, consideration, and kindness being shown
towards others.
[1] http://dictionary.reference.com/misspelling?term=prosocial http://dictionary.reference.com/misspelling?term=prosocial
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosocial_behavior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosocial_behavior
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_behavior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_behavior
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-social_behavior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-social_behavior
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asociality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asociality