PSY BEH 104S Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Moral Development, Public Goods Game
20 Jan 2017
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Commuters on hyc subway see someone give wrong directions (the confederate) The confederate either sitting quietly, verbal abusive, physical threat. Their likely hood of stepping in is decreased when they were verbally abusive, and less when they were physically abusive. Seminary students asked to give lecture on either: careers for ministers or parable of the good samaritan. Told either: late, ready for you, or plenty of time. On way across campus come upon a man in distress. Neither lecture topic not any personality measure predicated helping behavior. When you were in more of the hurry, least likely to stop. Treated helping as an emotionless decision making process. Things that you weigh out in your mind, that"s all its really focused on on. People more likely to help after a dime in a pay phone--izen and. If you believe you feel good after helping someone then you are more likely to help. Or you saw it happen to someone else.
