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The development of Sensitivities to Observers when Understanding the Relationship between Helping Behaviors and Emotions

  • THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • 2017, 30(3), pp.123-138
  • Publisher : The Korean Society For Developmental Psychology
  • Research Area : Social Science > Psychological Science

김현정 1 Hyun Joo SONG 2

1연세대학교 심리학과
2연세대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study examined the influence of the presence of observers on Korean adults and childrens’ understanding of the relationship between helping behaviors and emotions. Korean adults and 4-to 5-year-old children were asked to infer a protagonist’s emotion after listening to a series of stories. Each story varied on (1) whether or not an actor helped others and (2) whether or not someone observed the actor. Both adults and children inferred that the protagonist would be less happy when he or she did not help others in need and when he or she was observed by someone. The results demonstrate adults’ and preschoolers’ understanding that the presence of observers can influence emotional experiences after helpful or unhelpful behaviors.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.