This naturalistic observation assesses altruistic behaviors among male and female CSI students. Past research has shown there are gender differences in altruistic behaviors. Women are more likely to give when altruism is expensive and men when altruism is cheap. This study expected men to be more likely than women to give money to a bystander when the altruism is cheap, lower than the middle price of a bus fare. The confederate of the study asked students waiting at the bus stop on the college campus. The study found a significant difference in gender and altruistic behavior. We observed that women are more likely to give $0.75 to a confederate on a college bus stop than men are, contradicting previous literature.
http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/seminar3posters/files/gravity_forms/1-f14ea90e75361cb91bd42582a860ee01/2014/12/Group-2-Poster.pdf
Jackie DiBello, Naomi Gaggi, Anthony Massa
Irina A Sekerina
College of Staten Island
psychology, gender, public space
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