Asking a Child for Help.

Druian, Peter R.; DePaulo, Bella M.

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ERIC Number: EJ173106

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Publication Date: 1977

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Asking a Child for Help

Druian, Peter R.; DePaulo, Bella M.

Social Behavior and Personality, 5, 1, 33-8, 77

College-age subjects (N=26) were given a spelling test during which approximately half could ask for help from a child, the rest from a same-aged adult. Though both helpers were presented as equally competent spellers, subjects asked for help less frequently from the child than from the adult. (Author)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Groups, Attitudes, Children, College Students, Helping Relationship, Individual Characteristics, Interpersonal Relationship, Research Projects, Tests

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