APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
To Help or Not to Help?: Empathy and Socioeconomic Status
- Shilpa Regan
UNC Pembroke - Moriah Addison
UNC Pembroke - Annadell Sinclair
UNC Pembroke - Kelly Charlton
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke - Zachary Bullard
UNC Pembroke
Abstract
Altruism may be impacted by personality, culture and socioeconomic status. Specifically, helping behavior may be affected by whether the receiver of the help is of low or high socioeconomic status. The results found our participants were empathic and willing to help regardless of socioeconomic status.
Emotion
