In one study,students from one school were asked to help students at another school.When the school to be helped had scored higher than the school of students asked to help,students offered more help to the school that was doing better than they were.This is called _______.

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Defensive helping is when individuals help others to protect their own self-esteem or status, often when they perceive the other as a threat or superior in some way.

In One Study,students from One School Were Asked to Help