Levine

To see if tendency to offer non-emergency help
to strangers was the same in different situatons where people needed help

To see if helping strangers varied across cultures

To identify characteristics of communities that are more or less likely to help strangers

Dropped Pen

Confederate was 10-15ft away frm ps.
C would "accidentally" drop his pen behind hiim
214 men and 210 women approached.

Hurt leg

C would have a heavy limp and clearly visible
leg brace, would drop a pile of magazines 20ft
away from pedestrian. 253 men and 240 women
helped.

Blind person

C was dressed in dark glasses with
a cane. Just before the light turned green,
they would walk up to the crub and wait for
someone to help.

Overrall helping rate ranged from a high of 93% in Rio De Janiro (Brazil), to a low of 40% in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).

There was a consistency of behaviour across the three catagories.

There was no significant difference in males and
females in levels of helping behaviour

Overall levels of helping across cultures
are inversely related to a country's
economic productivity