The Effect of Prosocial Priming in the Presence of Bystanders

This study investigated the influence of priming and bystander apathy on helping behavior. After priming prosociality through a scrambled sentences test, participants encountered a woman who dropped the books she was carrying. Helping behavior in bystander and no-bystander conditions was tested. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of social psychology 2013-09, Vol.153 (5), p.619-622
Hauptverfasser:	Abbate, Costanza Scaffidi, Ruggieri, Stefano, Boca, Stefano
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Altruism Apathy Behavior Biological and medical sciences bystander effect Effects Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Helping Behavior Humans Male Motivation priming prosocial behavior Psychological Tests Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Social attribution, perception and cognition Social psychology Studies Test design Women Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	This study investigated the influence of priming and bystander apathy on helping behavior. After priming prosociality through a scrambled sentences test, participants encountered a woman who dropped the books she was carrying. Helping behavior in bystander and no-bystander conditions was tested. The results showed that people in a prosocial-prime condition were more likely to help than people in a neutral-prime condition, and that the effect of priming persists even in the presence of bystanders.
ISSN:	0022-4545 1940-1183
DOI:	10.1080/00224545.2013.791658