Abstract Why do some people help others in need, and some do not? One potential answer is sympathy, which reflects an other-focused desire to help others in need. Consequentially, we posit that sympathy toward a specific target joined with the attainability of successful helping forms a helping goal. In three experiments we found that helping behavior was highest when a helping goal was present, although there was a level of superficial helping when sympathy was high but attainability low. Moreover, locomotion mode, or the tendency to move forward, was associated with a higher importance placed on attainability.

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走向帮助行为：同情、帮助目标实现和运动方向的作用

摘要 为什么有的人会帮助有需要的人，有的人不会 一个可能的答案是同情，这反映了一种以他人为中心的渴望帮助有需要的人。因此，我们假设对特定目标的同情与成功帮助的可实现性相结合形成了帮助目标。在三个实验中，我们发现当存在帮助目标时，帮助行为是最高的，尽管当同情心高但可达到性低时，会有一定程度的表面帮助。此外，运动模式或向前移动的趋势与对可达性的更高重视有关。