Question

Hello all, in 70 words or more, using Fiske (2014) for support, what motivates someone to intervene in a situations as a hero.    Please provide an example from everyday life/the news of someone who saved one or more individuals?

Answer 1

According to Fiske (2014), the following factors motivates individuals to intervene in situations as a hero:

1. Belonging: People are motivated to affiliate and bond with each other.
2. Understanding: People seek to create an accurate-enough shared social understanding.
3. Controlling: People desire to feel competitive and effective in their dealings with the animate and inanimate environment.
4. Enhancing Self: Being seen as socially worthy fits the core social motive of enhancing the self.
5. Trusting: Viewing the world as benevolent enables people to participate in many group activities without undue suspicion or vigilance.

A recent example of a hero is James Shaw Jr. He is an American man known for disarming a gunman armed with an AR-15 style rifleduring the Nashville Waffle House shooting in Antioch, Tennessee and saving lives as a result.