The eye of the camera: Effects of security cameras on prosocial behavior

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-74

  van Rompay, Thomas J L ^a   Vonk, Dorette J ^a   Fransen, Marieke L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Helping; Individual differences; Institutional setting; Security camera; Self awareness

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 57649208781     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916507309996     Document Type: Article

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