During the holiday season, we usually start receiving messages about good cheer, 
Belinda Carlislehope for the future, and volunteering to help those less fortunate. Even for those of us who are non-believers, it’s a wonderful time of year.
Have you ever wondered what makes people “do good”?
The subject of Prosocial Behavior is something that social psychologists have a studied for many decades. And in the latest episode of the ShelShocked podcast, we talked about the research, told the story of Sempo Sugihara (aka, the Japanese Schindler), and even had an interview with pop star turned philanthropist, Belinda Carlisle, about her charity in Calcutta, India, “The Animal People Alliance.”