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14.2 Interacting With Others: Helping, Hurting, and Conforming

L E A R N I N G O B J E C T I V E S

1.Summarize the genetic and environmental factors that contribute to human altruism.

2.Provide an overview of the causes of human aggression.

3.Explain the situations under which people conform to others and their motivations for doing so.

Humans have developed a variety of social skills that enhance our ability to successfully interact with others. We are often helpful, even when that helping comes at some cost to ourselves, and