Describe How the Presence of Bystanders Affects Helping

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Essay

Describe how the presence of bystanders affects helping.

Realize the significance of income elasticity of demand and how it differs in the short and long run for various goods and services.

Interpret economic figures and graphs related to supply and demand in different time frames (short run, intermediate run, long run).

Apply linear supply and demand functions in market analysis.

Identify industries that exhibit cyclical demand characteristics and understand the economic factors influencing these industries.

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Definitions:

Altruistic Motives

Reasons behind actions that are primarily concerned with the welfare or benefit of others, without personal gain.

Reciprocity

A social norm of responding to a positive action with another positive action, rewarding kind actions.

Empathy

An emotional response to others as if we ourselves were in that person’s situation; feeling pleasure at another’s pleasure or pain at another’s pain.

Responsible

The state or quality of being accountable or to blame for something, often involving obligations to act ethically and sensibly.