Environmental Determinants of Altruism: The Effects of Stimulus Overload and Perceived Control on Helping.

Sherrod, Drury R.; Downs, Robin

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ERIC Number: EJ102075

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Publication Date: 1974

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Environmental Determinants of Altruism: The Effects of Stimulus Overload and Perceived Control on Helping

Sherrod, Drury R.; Downs, Robin

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 10, 5, 468-79, Sep 74

The present paper investigates the possibility that exposure to intense urban-like stimuli may make people less altruistic, but that a perception of control over the environment can reduce its negative effects. (Author)

Descriptors: Altruism, Perception, Research Methodology, Responses, Social Psychology, Tables (Data), Task Performance, Urban Environment

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