Yeah, I agree that all of those reasons would probably have an influence on a volunteer's decision.
That story is very interesting (and sad). I think that it takes a certain sort of person to do that, but there certainly are people around who would willingly sacrifice themselves for the greater good. John Sheppard would!
I asked a few people at my work about the car example, and I was surprised by the number of people who thought that people would be less likely to volunteer in that situation. I would like to think that more people would volunteer --- as you said, they still have a 50% chance.
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Date: 2008-05-31 04:28 am (UTC)That story is very interesting (and sad). I think that it takes a certain sort of person to do that, but there certainly are people around who would willingly sacrifice themselves for the greater good. John Sheppard would!
I asked a few people at my work about the car example, and I was surprised by the number of people who thought that people would be less likely to volunteer in that situation. I would like to think that more people would volunteer --- as you said, they still have a 50% chance.