Abstract
Different types of social behavior are characterized by different behavioral reactions. Characteristics of selfish and altruistic social behavior are not clearly confirmed by the data of psychophysiological studies. Therefore, the purpose of the work is to identify the peculiarities of behavioral reactions of individuals with more expressed egoistic and altruistic social behavior, which are based on data of electroencephalographic research. 120 (aged 21±4 years) individuals took part in the study. As a result of complex psychological testing (based on Leary’s test) all subjects were divided into two groups - altruistic and egoistic. Registration of electrical activity was carried out in a model of collective interaction using the Stag Hunt Game and a specially developed model of social behavior Mini-Basketball. The number of elections for egoistic and altruistic stimulus and the reaction time to them were observed in the study. The stimulus "Rabbit" and "Throw" were considered as egoistic; “Stag" and "Pass" - as altruistic in accordance with the test methods. As a result, the frequency of choosing the type of stimuli corresponds to the social orientation of the individuals. The reaction time increases with the choice of the type of stimulus, which does not coincide with the type of social orientation of the subject.
Highlights
Social behavior is a complex of actions and reactions of social subjects in the process of realizing their activity essence, their immanent activity in interaction with other subjects with the social environment, with society as a whole, the essential characteristic of which is rationality in setting goals and in defining methods action [1]
The subjects who belong to the egoistic group chose stimulus “Rabbit” on average 48±0.8 times (78 %), while the stimulus “Stag” – 27±0.5 times (22 %)
It should be noted that the “Pass” stimulus was considered to be an altruistic stimulus; it meant the player’s orientation in support of the team, while the “Throw” stimulus was considered an egoistic stimulus and envisaged a personal gain and an increase in its own account
Summary
Social behavior is a complex of actions and reactions of social subjects in the process of realizing their activity essence, their immanent activity in interaction with other subjects with the social environment, with society as a whole, the essential characteristic of which is rationality in setting goals and in defining methods action [1]. Social behavior is a unity of motivational, operational and effective aspects, where meaningful and unconscious components are considered in different combinations [2]. The evolutionary development of altruism and egoizm is accompanied by well-defined social norms and characteristics [3]. It is known that the reaction of individuals with more expressed egoistic social behavior to egoistic and altruistic stimuli may be different [4]. The literature does not fully explain the behavioral features of individuals with different sociotype [5]. The characteristic of selfish and altruistic social behavior is not clearly confirmed by the data of psychophysiological studies
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