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Peer reviewedSharpley, Christopher F.; Rodd, Jillian – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Examined effects of presentation of a peer-in-need stimulus to preschool children in real versus hypothetical contexts, with results indicating a significantly higher incidence of helping behavior in real situations. Nature of helping response as a preoperational reaction to concrete contextual cues is verified. (Author/DST)
Descriptors: Altruism, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
Download full textAstleitner, Hermann; Herber, Hans-Joerg; Paschon, Andreas; Thonhauser, Josef – 2000
In considering the question of whether education leads to better and more supportive human beings, a survey was conducted on how formal education and demographic variables, such as age, gender, and degree of urbanization, influence helping behavior and social attitudes. Data were collected from 588 Austrians, ages 14 to 89. Results of the survey…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Demography, Foreign Countries
