victim impact the likelihood of receiving help. The study was conducted in the stairwell of the college library, where either a male or a female was seen by a passer-by picking up books that he or she had dropped. The dependent variable in this study was whether the passer-by asked if help was needed or started to help pick up the books. Prior research has shown that males and females prefer to help in different ways; males tend to help in problem-solving tasks whereas females tend to help in a nurturing way. This particular situation was chosen since it did not seem to fit clearly in either type of classi
This file contains data collected by two students who became interested in helping behavior during their Research Methods course. More specifically, they wanted to explore how the gender of the potential helper and the gender of the victim impact the likelihood of receiving help. The study was conducted in the stairwell of the college library, where either a male or a female was seen by a passer-by picking up books that he or she had dropped. The dependent variable in this study was whether the passer-by asked if help was needed or started to help pick up the books. Prior research has shown that males and females prefer to help in different ways; males tend to help in problem-solving tasks whereas females tend to help in a nurturing way. This particular situation was chosen since it did not seem to fit clearly in either type of classic male or female helping scenario.
Does the gender of the victim (gendvict) make a significant difference in whether he or she received help?
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