Inspired to Lend a Hand? Attempts to Elicit Prosocial Behavior Through Goal Contagion

Helping often occurs in a broader social context. Every day, people observe others who require help, but also others who provide help. Research on goal contagion suggests that observing other people’s goal-directed behavior (like helping) activates the same goal in the observer. Thus, merely observi...

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Main Authors: Hilmar Brohmer, Andreas Fauler, Caroline Floto, Ursula Athenstaedt, Gayannée Kedia, Lisa V. Eckerstorfer, Katja Corcoran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00545/full