In the debate over whether helping is ever truly altruistic, some have pointed to the behavior of 
     those who helped hide Jews from the Nazis during World War II. Was the behavior of those
     individuals truly altruistic? As you can imagine, there was great risk for those who helped, but
     was it an example of genuine altruism?

2.  A Fall from Above

     In 1987, 18-month-old Jessica McClure fell down a water well in a backyard in Midland, 
     Texas in 1987. Literally hundreds of volunteers worked around the clock to free her. The
     undying spirit that surrounded her rescue was truly amazing. Why did these people help? Were
     they truly concerned for Jessica's well-being? Are the norms for helping different when a child is
     involved?

3.  Defining Altruism

     Altruism is helping motivated by the desire to increase another's welfare. Decide for yourself
     whether the following are altruistic examples.

     1. A man puts money in a blind beggar's cup.
     2. A woman gives money to the United Way during the yearly campaign drive.
     3. A child helps her classmate with her homework.
     4. A paramedic administers CPR at the scene of an accident.
     5. A professor helps a student during office hours.

4.  Latane and Darley's (1970) Decision Model of Helping

5.  Piliavin & Piliavin (1972) Cost Analysis Model of Helping