In One Well-Known Study of Helping Behaviour, Researchers Examined Helping

question 133

Multiple Choice

In one well-known study of helping behaviour, researchers examined helping among a sample of theology students.The students were either (a) under time pressure or not put under time pressure and (b) expecting to give a speech about the parable of the (very helpful) Good Samaritan or expecting to give a speech about something else.Which students turned out to be the MOST helpful?

• A)Those who were not in a hurry - regardless of the speech manipulation
• B)Those who were expecting to give a speech about the parable of the Good Samaritan - regardless of the time pressure manipulation
• C)Those who were not in a hurry and were expecting to give a speech about the parable of the Good Samaritan
• D)Those who were in a hurry and were expecting to give a speech about the parable of the Good Samaritan

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