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Comparing Survey Results Of Volunteer And Randomly-Selected Subjects, Richard A. Stevick, James H. Barnes, Sandra G. Orke
Comparing Survey Results Of Volunteer And Randomly-Selected Subjects, Richard A. Stevick, James H. Barnes, Sandra G. Orke
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Based on research on nonresponse bias summarized by Rosenthal and Rosnow in 1975, the researchers hypothesized that responses from the 43% of college students who voluntarily returned surveys of students' attitudes and behavior would be more congruent with college goals and expected lifestyle than responses one year later from a randomly selected group of 7% of the students. When percentages of students from the volunteer and random groups were compared on each of 82 items of a survey of students' attitudes and behaviors, most items showed differences of 3% or less. Of the 23 items which varied between 5 and …
Urban-Rural Differences In Social Interest And Altruistic Behavior, P. N. Dixon, Richard A. Stevick
Urban-Rural Differences In Social Interest And Altruistic Behavior, P. N. Dixon, Richard A. Stevick
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Research on altruism has often focused on the effects of altruistic vs.selfish modeling on 5 altruism.' Hansson, Slade, and Slade found that urban Ss were more likely than were rural Ss to respond selfishly in the presence of a selfish model, and to act altruistically when presented with an altruistic model. The authors explain their results in terms of Milgram's urban-overload theory. In complex urban societies individuals behave on the basis of economy rather than more complicated considerations such as social interest. The present research is a partial replication of the Hansson et al.study with both behavioral and attitudinal measures …