Helping Behavior as Affected by Type of Request and Identity of Caller
- 1 October 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Social Psychology
- Vol. 115 (1) , 95-101
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.1981.9711992
Abstract
Using the “wrong number” technique, a confederate (C) telephoned 120 Ss, whose numbers were randomly selected from the telephone directory, and presented himself either as a victim in need of help or as a bystander doing a good deed. The C used either a victim-oriented, a target-oriented, or a control request. The results showed that significantly more Ss helped when the caller was a bystander rather than the victim. Significantly more help was also obtained when a victim-oriented request was employed than when a target-oriented or control request was used.Keywords
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