This is extremely important for my project because it tries to explain why people act generously, and if their acts are genuine or not. It explains that throughout evolution, humans have been biologically programmed to grasp the concept of right and wrong. Therefore, it would be human nature telling them to do an act of consideration for another. However, it also explains that sometimes a genuine act of altruism can come from the individuals psychology, in which case their intention would be different. When the act comes from a psychological position, chances are more likely that the person sincerely wanted to commit it. I can incorporate this into my project by including questions in the survey such as: If you give to a charity, what is your purpose? Options for this will include answers like: It is the right thing to do or I really want to help someone else in need. This will show me how many people really have it in their hearts to be altruistic, and how many do it because they know it is what they should be doing.

Now that I have altered my study, this passage could be of great use to me. It brings up a very good point: altruism is component of social behavior. This paragraph is trying to explain why people are generous and why people are sometimes selfish. It refers back to human nature and the way people behave. Although this passage is sourced from a blog, the author is mentioning credible information. When one does a selfless act, they are often doing something that is not to their benefit, but to the benefit of another. In some occasions, this means sacrificing.

This passage brings up a very interesting point. In fact, it gets me wondering if greed and fear have a relation. It also mentions that possessions bring us pleasure and we get attached to that feeling. These are some theories as to why humans have greedy habits. Some fear that if they don't grab a certain possession quick enough, another person will get to it faster and leave them empty handed. The quote by Chuang Tzu is also very relevant to my study. It is essentially stating that once you have reached the highest, best point of something, it is difficult to go back to old ways. This is what makes people greedy; the climb to get to that highest, best point.

This passage is very important to understanding why exactly I want to conduct this experiment. It becomes very clear that greed has had some considerably negative effects on society. I have noticed that the majority of greedy acts generally involve money. All these facts show us that greed has done nothing but interfere with society and the way people treat one another. It shows us that greed is in fact a serious problem; it is important to look at this problem and analyze it because we want to know the truth about ourselves, no matter how ugly that truth may be.

This is a really strong point and one that is very useful to my project. "Those who have most want most." This can be interpreted as people who have more money generally want to have more things. However, this is because they are never satisfied with what they possess. For my experiment, this could be very helpful in proving my hypothesis correct because the population I will be studying is the shoppers at an expensive store. As this passage suggests, people with more money accumulate as much as possible for themselves only. If that is the case, then I will be able to conclude that my hypothesis is accurate because the majority of the shoppers at the store will not donate to the cause. They will only be considerate of the things that they want and not take into account that their small acts that can easily help another.