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

question 154

Multiple Choice

In one well-known study of helping behavior, researchers examined helping among a sample of theology students. Students were either (a) put 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. What did the researchers find?

• A) In this study, helping was not affected by time pressure.
• B) In this study, helping was not affected by the speech manipulation.
• C) In this study, helping was not affected by time pressure or by the speech manipulation.
• D) Helping was highest among the low-time-pressure, Good Samaritan group.

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Definitions:

Robert Sternberg

An American psychologist known for his theory on love and intelligence, including the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence.

Peter Wason

A British psychologist known for his work in the field of cognitive psychology, particularly for his research on reasoning and decision-making.

Wolfgang Köhler

A psychologist and a key figure in the development of Gestalt psychology, noted for his work on insight learning.

Intrinsic Motivation

Motivation driven by an interest or enjoyment in the task itself, rather than by external pressures or rewards.