8.4 Other Determinants of Helping

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Learning Objectives

Review the person, gender, and cultural variables that relate to altruism.

Explain how the reactions of the person being helped may influence the benefits of helping.

Outline the ways that we might be able to increase helping.

Although we have discussed many of the most important factors, there are still other variables that determine our willingness to help others. These include characteristics of the people who are potentially providing help as well as the ways that others respond to the help they may receive. Let us consider them now.