Md1 Chap 4

Question 1

What is prosocial behavior? Why is it important for society? Why it is important for the individual?

Question 2

2.Is punishment prosocial behavior? Explain your answer.

Question 3

3. Explain the connection between trait compassion, trait empathy, trait mindfulness and prosocial behavior.

Question 4

4.Differentiate loving-kindness meditation from mindfulness meditation. Do both practices affect prosocial behavior?

Question 5

5.Why are we concerned about self-report measures of social behavior?

Question 6

6. Explain why prosocial behavior is so difficult. What specific abilities are involved?

Question 7

7.What is social cognition?

Question 8

8.Under what circumstances is social behavior impaired or abnormal?

Question 9

9. Compare the standard assessments of social behavior with the ecological assessments.

Question 10

10.Describe how meditation changes performance in tests of social behavior.

Question 11

11.Identify the structures in the brain’s ‘social network’ that are affected by meditation (be aware that some were covered last week).

Question 12

12.Describe the psychological (thought processes) and neurophysiological (brain regions) mechanisms that may explain meditation-induced increases in social behavior.

Question 13

13.Discuss oxytocin. Why is oxytocin of interest to meditation researchers?