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- SAGE
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- Copyright © 2020 by SAGE Publications
- ISSN
- 0033-2941
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- 1558-691X
- DOI
- 10.2466/pr0.1973.33.1.72
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Abstract
Two field studies are reported which investigated a previously reported positive relationship between receiving a non-contingent reward and subsequent helping behavior. For both studies there was no apparent relationship between the person requesting aid and the reward giver; furthermore, possible modeling effects of other participants were controlled. Study A used a help—no help dichotomy for the dependent variable, while Study B included 3 degrees of helping behavior varying primarily in terms of time delay. The results did not support a relationship between receiving the reward and subsequent helping. Several possible explanations of the relation of these results to previous research are suggested.
Journal
Psychological Reports – SAGE
Published: Sep 1, 2016