Currently, there is a great need for people to indicate that they are willing to serve as organ donors after they die. Use what you know about prosocial behavior to explain 5 steps that could be taken to increase the number of organ donors.

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The Answer is The text describes 6 steps that may be taken to increase prosocial behavior. Students should describe 5. 1) Reduce ambiguity and make the need for help clear - People should be made explicitly aware that there is great need for organ donors. They should be informed by their doctors, by the media, and by their family and friends. 2) Increase internal attributions for helping - People will be more likely to serve as organ donors if they perceive themselves as compassionate, giving people. Have individuals reflect on themselves as compassionate people and then ask them to sign an organ donor card. 3) Teach norms that support helping - People will be more likely to become organ donors if their families, schools, etc. reinforce norms supporting social responsibility and prosocial behavior. 4) Activate prosocial norms - Make sure that relevant social norms are activated in people's minds (e.g., the norm of social responsibility) by telling people it is important to help others who can't help themselves. 5) Infuse responsibility - Call people out individually and ask them to become an organ donor. When people feel personally responsible they are less likely to avoid helping others. 6) Promote identification with those who are in need of help - In order to increase people's feelings of empathy, ask them to see similarities between themselves and those who are in need of an organ transplant. These feelings of empathy will increase the likelihood that people engage in prosocial behavior.

Currently, There Is a Great Need for People to Indicate