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Empathy and generalized reciprocity in compliance with requests for help.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12353787     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study examined empathy and reciprocity as explanations for why people comply with requests for help. Participants (35 male and 62 female) imagined being asked for money by a person who had locked keys in a car and then reported how likely they would he to comply with such a request, whether they had previously locked their keys in their car (empathy), and, if so, whether they had been helped (reciprocity). In support of the explanation based on empathy, people who reported previously locking their keys in their cars indicated being more likely to comply.
Authors:
Kenneth I Allsop; Kathryn Fifield; John S Seiter
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychological reports     Volume:  91     ISSN:  0033-2941     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychol Rep     Publication Date:  2002 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-09-30     Completed Date:  2002-10-18     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376475     Medline TA:  Psychol Rep     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  241-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Utah State University, Logan 84322-0720, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Cooperative Behavior*
Empathy*
Female
Helping Behavior*
Humans
Interpersonal Relations*
Male

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