
pmid: 30898196
handle: 11562/993769 , 11572/339770 , 2108/361107
Most relevant theories of prosocial behavior aim at exploring and understanding helping motivations from an evolutionary perspective. This article summarizes findings from research on prosocial behavior from both a socio-economic and psychological perspective. Building on literature exploring the basic processes and determinant variables of helping, we propose a stochastic and dynamic model to simulate prosocial behaviors over time and recreate evolutionary processes of helping behaviors. Such a mathematical model formalizes a procedure for dynamic simulations, including agent-based modeling, which implies non-linear dynamics of prosocial processes underlying helping motivations. Practical implications for organizations and societies are addressed.
Agent-based models, Motivation, 330, Agent-based models; Altruism; Behavioral evolution; Prosocial behavior; Reciprocity, Reciprocity, 150, Settore PSIC-03/B - Psicologia del lavoro e delle organizzazioni, Models, Psychological, Helping Behavior, Altruism, Settore M-PSI/06 - Psicologia del Lavoro e delle Organizzazioni, Prosocial behavior, Reciprocity, Altruism, Behavioral evolution, Agent-based models, Behavioral evolution, Prosocial behavior, Humans, Social Behavior
Agent-based models, Motivation, 330, Agent-based models; Altruism; Behavioral evolution; Prosocial behavior; Reciprocity, Reciprocity, 150, Settore PSIC-03/B - Psicologia del lavoro e delle organizzazioni, Models, Psychological, Helping Behavior, Altruism, Settore M-PSI/06 - Psicologia del Lavoro e delle Organizzazioni, Prosocial behavior, Reciprocity, Altruism, Behavioral evolution, Agent-based models, Behavioral evolution, Prosocial behavior, Humans, Social Behavior
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