Helping and Moral Behavior- Update!

Hi all,
Gillian sent me a couple of articles I'd like to share with you- very on topic for this week.

The first one discusses the way people react in emergency situations- and how some people freeze while others take action. It's really interesting, and provides some great examples (including one heroic effort during 9/11 evacuations of the WTC that gave me chills to read about), and also gives tips for how to become a better 'reactor' to disasters and emergencies. Worth your time!

The second article is all about our sense of moral code and empathy. It discusses some of the research you read about in your textbook this week on animals and empathy. It also talks about how groups regulate themselves in terms of morality and correct social codes- bringing into the discussion many of the ideas of social influence we've been discussing this quarter.

UPDATE: And this one just in! Social scientists build case for 'survival of the kindest'

Thanks for sharing, Gillian!

Here's another good one that got sent to me about how helping behavior is seen in infants as young as 12 months old, and raises the idea that helping is innate and can be encouraged by parenting style.