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You are looking at a website and an advertisement jumps out, asking for donations to people in need of warm clothes. You pay for a few items at a drugstore and the clerk asks if you'd like to donate school supplies to less fortunate children. Opportunities to give money to those in need are everywhere. 1.
C
Does it depend on your mood? Or does it depend on who's watching?
According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, a major factor may decide whether we donate. It is where we stand on two moral qualities: empathy (共情) and a sense of justice (正义). They often appear to pull us in two different directions. 2.
D
For example, you believe that a homeless man has caused his own situation and he could have made better choices. 3.
A
On the other hand, if you can understand the pain causing him to slip into the hopeless situation, you would tend to give.
For the study, researchers asked people to donate to charities. In the charities, the donors believed the sufferers were responsible for their own situation (such as those who cannot keep a job due to alcohol use). 4.
G
Furthermore, if the participants (参与者) felt that they almost always made moral choices, they seemed to feel less empathic towards the sufferers and were less likely to donate money.
5.
E
It's empathy that connects us and encourages us to reach out. In fact, any type of suffering can help us relate to another person's suffering, prompting (促使) us to reach out and help. Actually, when asked to recall their own past immoral behaviours, the participants seemed able to empathize more with those sufferers. As a result, they were more likely to donate.
A. Then you will probably not give any money.
B. This suggests that creativity can increase generosity.
C. But which situations drive you to reach for your wallet?
D. So, trying to keep a balance between them can be difficult.
E. Empathy is considered a great power among several factors.
F. So next time, think about whether empathy is guiding your decision.
G. And some participants considered it immoral to donate to such persons.
