Assessing Helping and Hurting Behaviors Through the Tangram Help/Hurt Task

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1345-1362

  Saleem, Muniba ^a   Anderson, Craig A ^b   Barlett, Christopher P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

aggressive; behavior; helpful; hurtful; prosocial; validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941791381     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167215594348     Document Type: Article

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