title: Effects of sex of caller, implied sexual orientation of caller, and urgency on altruistic response using the wrong number technique.
abstract: This study using the wrong number technique focussed on the effects of sex of caller, sexual orientation of caller, and urgency on the altruistic response of making a call. In a 2 (sex) x 2 (heterosexual or homosexual) x 2 ("last quarter" or "no more change") factorial design the dependent variable was the number of seconds taken for a return telephone call. A woman or man asking for a boyfriend or girlfriend were helped faster than homosexual ones. Further research exploring the ways people of different sexual orientations are responded to is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY 10801, USA.
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Gore
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tobiasen
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Kayson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000533:Altruism; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006379:Helping Behavior; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D013689:Telephone