prosocial

American  

[proh-soh-shuhl] / proʊˈsoʊ ʃəl /

adjective

1. relating to behavior that helps others, benefits the community, or promotes connection, friendship, and acceptance.

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Example Sentences

It’s the type of prosocial investment in others that Professor Dunn’s research has shown will pay off in your own contentedness.

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Embrace guilt, a feeling that contains within it a recognition of wrongdoing that can prompt prosocial behavior.

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In 2008, The Journal of Consumer Research published what has become a classic study that showed how describing “social norms” to people — that is, telling them what a majority of others are doing — can encourage prosocial behavior.

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There’s a way to encourage prosocial behavior even more, Rand says: “Make it so that other people will know if you’re doing it or not.”

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As it turns out, research suggests that we are more likely to engage in “prosocial behavior” if we think lots of others are doing so, too.

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