TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - The number of fatalities drives disaster aid: Increasing sensitivity to people in need
JO  - Psychological science
A1  - Evangelidis, Ioannis
A1  - Van den Bergh, Bram
SP  - 2226
EP  - 2234
VL  - 24
IS  - 11
N2  - In the studies reported here, an analysis of financial donations in response to natural disasters showed that the amount of money allocated for humanitarian aid depends on the number of fatalities but not on the number of survivors who are affected by the disaster (i.e., the actual beneficiaries of the aid). On the basis of the experimental evidence, we discuss the underlying cause and provide guidelines to increase sensitivity to people in need.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0956-7976
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797613490748
ID  - ref1
ER  -