Effects of cost and praise‐seeking need on motive inference for those who engage in helping behaviours
Keisuke Yamamoto,
Tomoko Ikegami,
Hiroshi Yama
Abstract:This study revealed determinants that influence motive inference toward helpers who engage in lifesaving. The costly signalling theory contends that higher costs associated with helping behaviour will promote one's inference of altruistic motives toward a helper. We examined how costs affect third parties' motive inference when controlling for benefits to recipients. In addition, in terms of projection theory, we predicted that the stronger the third parties' praise‐seeking need, the more likely it is they wil… Show more
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