PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Interpersonal Attraction, Childrens Hospital
5 Dec 2013
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Conditions: words related to religion, words unrelated to religion. Game with a partner where they could give them any amount of and keep the rest. Scenarios of life-and-death, and relatedness to participant. = more likely to help those that are similar or more closely related to us. Children watch film about children getting hurt on a jungle-gym. Option of playing or gathering crayons to be sent to children"s hospital. = those high on empathy and moral reasoning gather crayons. Seminary students to give a speech about the good samaritan. Students walked into building and pass a stranger slumped in a corner couching and groaning. = those not in a hurry stopped to help. Questionnaire in a room alone or with others. = all reported to experimenter if alone. = almost none reported it if in a group. Alone/in group, ambiguous (crash) or unambiguous (crash plus groan of pain) emergency. = ambiguous, students more likely to help if alone.
