Allsop Kenneth I, Fifield Kathryn, Seiter John S
Utah State University, Logan 84322-0720, USA.
Psychol Rep. 2002 Aug;91(1):241-2. doi: 10.2466/pr0.2002.91.1.241.
This study examined empathy and reciprocity as explanations for why people comply with requests for help. Participants (35 male and 62 female) imagined being asked for money by a person who had locked keys in a car and then reported how likely they would he to comply with such a request, whether they had previously locked their keys in their car (empathy), and, if so, whether they had been helped (reciprocity). In support of the explanation based on empathy, people who reported previously locking their keys in their cars indicated being more likely to comply.
本研究考察了同理心和互惠心理，以解释人们为何会答应他人的求助请求。参与者（35名男性和62名女性）想象自己被一个把钥匙锁在车里的人索要钱财，然后报告他们答应这一请求的可能性、自己是否曾把钥匙锁在车内（同理心），如果是，是否曾得到过帮助（互惠心理）。为支持基于同理心的解释，那些报告自己曾把钥匙锁在车内的人表示更有可能答应请求。
