The Paradox Of Social Psychology: The Ben Franklin Effect

An instinct is a natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking, and can expand anywhere from animalistic instincts to motherly instincts. An example of intuitive behavior in adolescent children is the want to help others. In a lecture given by Dr. Wendy Mogel, she declares that children have become more dependent on adults, and have learned to ask for assistance rather than offer it, in modern times. Overprotective parents can be held accountable for these behavioral changes. Although these parents have the best intentions in mind, in reality they are sheltering their children from certain aspects that they should be exposed to. They are altering their child's ideology from wanting to do provide help, to asking for it. This affirmation shows
The Ben Franklin Effect proves to be a paradox of altruism, and says, a person that an individual has done a favor for, that same individual is more likely to do another favor, than a person that has helped that other individual. I speculate that is said to be a paradox of altruism because the person who is imploring for help is creating that persons want to assist them in their future endeavors. Although this originally appears as not true altruism, in the end it becomes true because they eventually begin to ask to aid the person, rather than that person asking for them to accommodate their needs. Benjamin Franklin proved that this effect prevailed using his rival, a Pennsylvania legislature. Franklin sent this individual a handwritten letter asking to borrow a very scarce and curious book. This individual sent Franklin the book, most likely feeling honored that a great book collector like Ben Franklin would ask to borrow a book from his collection. The next time Benjamin Franklin saw this man, the man spoke to him, an act which is very unconventional for two rivals. He spoke to Franklin with kindness, and was disposed towards doing him another favor. This formed a great friendship that would last until the man's death. The reasoning associated with the effect is that with a well-formed educated request or ask, a person can give another individual the circumstance to practice their ability, or repressed
I base this reasoning on the connotation of humane acts and antagonistic acts. Kind acts provoke a feeling of positivity and make the individual performing those acts feel satisfied and gracious. Contrastingly, disrespectful acts elicit a feeling of guilt and negativity within an individual. Ordinarily, people rather feel contentment and tranquility rather than negativity. This could be associated to why they develop to state in which they prefer to help the person they once harmed. They rather assist that person because helping them made them feel complete, rather than inadequate. I also conclude that this effect is not uncommon for Ben Franklin because he was a man of great people skill who had a persuasive nature that he used to his benefit. He was well versed in knowing how to handle people, possibly because of his large family. Franklin was also very intelligent which could be a contributing factor to his manipulation of people. In addition to, Benjamin Franklin understood people, an attribute which could account for how he knew that people wanted to help each other. Also, which is how he knew how to bring out that characteristic that was being