Title: "Personal and Situational Influences on Children's Helping Behavior: Factors That Mediate Compliant Helping."
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Publication: CHILD DEVELOPMENT 54/2 (1983): 488-501.
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Ladd, G. W.;
Lange, G.;
Stremmel, A.
Date: (1983)
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Ladd, G. W.; Lange, G.; and Stremmel, A. "Personal and Situational Influences on Children's Helping Behavior: Factors That Mediate Compliant Helping." CHILD DEVELOPMENT 54/2 (1983): 488-501.
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Reviewed in Meta-study (COTTON)*
Explores, in three experiments, relationships among several variables--age and sex of subjects, different kinds of need for help, recognition of need for help, knowledge of how to help, adult exhortations to help, etc. One finding: adult encouragement to help increased helping behavior. (COTTON)*
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