From Jerusalem to Jericho: A study of situational and dispositional variables in helping behavior
Darley and Batson examined how situational and personality variables affect helping in an emergency modelled on the parable of the Good Samaritan. People walking between two buildings met a shabbily dressed person slumped by the road. Those in a hurry were more likely to pass without stopping. Whether they were about to give a talk on the parable or on an unrelated topic made no significant difference, and religious personality variables did not predict who helped, although the character of the help given was related to type of religiosity.
Darley and Batson examined how situational and personality variables affect helping in an emergency modelled on the parable of the Good Samaritan. People walking between two buildings met a shabbily dressed person slumped by the road. Those in a hurry were more likely to pass without stopping. Whether they were about to give a talk on the parable or on an unrelated topic made no significant difference, and religious personality variables did not predict who helped, although the character of the help given was related to type of religiosity.
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