... Batson & Weeks, 1996) at least some helping behavior is motivated by the unselfish desire to help someone who needs help. According to empathic joy hypothesis, (K. D. Smith, Keating, and Stotland 1989) empathy leads to helping because the helper anticipates feeling good about accomplishing something. The ones who give help is more powerful than the one who receive it. Those who provide mercy can then accept consideration for their own needs without feeling guilty and helping arrangements can be structured toward the aim of achieving a balanced exchange. (Counting on Kindness, Wendy Lustbader) Our perspectives 1) We believe that "Injury triggers empathy; empathy triggers helping". We have chosen "slipping on the floor" as our Independent Variable. Why not other kinds of injuries? We believe that "Falling down", is relatively trivial, visible and reasonable. It may be unnoticeable to use illness like having headache or fever as our IV; it is also ...

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