TY  - GEN
T1  - A path analysis to test a model of helping behavior
JF  - Philippine Journal of Psychology
A1  - Lamug, Corazon B.
LA  - English
YR  - 1984
UL  - https://tuklas.up.edu.ph/Record/UP-1685594773862369383
AB  - The concept of causation has been controversial among philosophers and scientists alike. For various reasons, many behavioral scientists oppose the use of causation. However, a cursory review of their work reveals the frequent use of terms that indicate or imply casual thinking, e.g., effect of reinforcement on subsequent behavior, determinants of helping behavior, proportions of variance attributed to certain independent variables. While the term causation may not be used, the idea for which it stands continues to have wide currency (Nagel, 1965). Scientists who wish to explain, predict or control human behavior, i.e., the causes of the behavior. In recent years, many social psychologists have attempted to discover causes of helping behavior. The present study is one such attempt. It proposes a casual model of helping behavior. The model consists of a set of hypotheses that link specific variables in causal relation. To test the model, data are collected using a quasi-experimental design and then analyzed using the procedures of path analysis.
CN  - ARTICLE-1777
ER  -