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Importance of Locus of Help Initiation and Type of Outcome as Determinants of Reactions to Another's Help Attempt
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Importance of Locus of Help Initiation and Type of Outcome as Determinants of Reactions to Another's Help Attempt

Martin S Greenberg and Leonard Saxe
Social Behavior and Personality, Vol.3(2), pp.101-110
1975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.1975.3.2.101

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Behavior Patterns Behavioral Science Research Helping Relationship Interaction Process Analysis Interpersonal Relationship Research Projects Responses
Examines the effect on a recipient of another's effort to provide help. Two variables, locus of responsibility for initiating a help attempt and type of outcome resulting from the help attempt, were manipulated in a three x two factorial design. Results indicated that the Requested help condition yielded the strongest obligation to help others. (Author)

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