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On the Use of Single Sentence Descriptions of Behavior in Attribution Research.
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Kassin, Saul M.; Lowe, Charles A. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1979
Investigated the effects of the consensus and sentence structure of single sentence descriptions of different behaviors on causal attributions. High consensus produced less person attribution than did low consensus, and passive items produced more stimulus attribution than did active items. (Author)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Influences
Importance of Locus of Help Initiation and Type of Outcome as Determinants of Reactions to Another's Help Attempt
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Greenberg, Martin S.; Saxe, Leonard – Social Behavior and Personality, 1975
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.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Helping Relationship, Interaction Process Analysis
The Use of Displays in Soliciting Charitable Donations.
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Pancer, S. Mark; And Others – Social Behavior and Personality, 1979
Results indicated that the "helped child" appeal was most effective in eliciting interest from potential donors; the "needy chld" appeal proved least effective. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Display Aids, Emotional Response, Empathy
Effect of Resources Similarity on Satisfaction with Exchange
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Teichman, Meir; Foa, Uriel G. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1975
It was predicted that the amount of satisfaction following an interpersonal exchange will be higher when the resource given is similar to the one reciprocated and lower when they are dissimilar. Interpersonal exchange situations were experimentally created in which two independent variables were manipulated. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship