In one well-known study of helping behavior, researchers examined helping among a sample of theology students. The students were either (a) under time pressure or not put under time pressure and (b) expecting to give a speech about the parable of the (very helpful) Good Samaritan or expecting to give a speech about something else. Which students turned out to be the most helpful?

a. Those who were not in a hurry—regardless of the speech manipulation
b. Those who were expecting to give a speech about the parable of the Good Samaritan—regardless of the time pressure manipulation
c. Those who were not in a hurry and were expecting to give a speech about the parable of the Good Samaritan
d. Those who were in a hurry and were expecting to give a speech about the parable of the Good Samaritan


A

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