It's the Thought That Counts: On Perceiving How Helpers Decide to Lend a Hand

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 461-474

  Ames, Daniel R ^a,b   Flynn, Francis J ^a   Weber, Elke U ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision modes; Helping; Person perception; Prosocial behavior; Social exchange

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842484796     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167203261890     Document Type: Article

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