In one well-known study of helping behavior, researchers examined helping among a sample of theology students. The students were either (a) under time pressure or not put under time pressure and (b) expecting to give a speech about the parable of the (very helpful) Good Samaritan or expecting to give a speech about something else. Which students turned out to be the most helpful?
The most helpful students were the ones that were prepared to give a speech about the parable of the (very helpful) Good Samaritan or expecting to give a speech about something else.
