Jane,+Soojin,+Se+June

[|https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e6cKvMoTo_oMYyNob2T8oypMh8VhtDkKTMd57OXzWA4/edit?hl=en#] Research Report by Soojin, Se June:

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Question: Which culture's high school students, Seoul Korea or Normal Illinois, are more willing to lend money to others? (Which cultures gives more money as well)

Procedure: All currency made in dollars 1) Find a high school student in a park 2) Tell them that you are in a dire need of money because you broke a valuable in a store(or something similar) and you have to pay quickly 3) Ask them if they are willing to lend money 4) If they are unsure as to repayment, give them any information that they might want to know 5) If they ask how much, say that as much as they could give( doesn't need to be all their money) 6) Record whether they do give money, and how much 7) Return money (if given) and debrief them on the experiment 8) Ask a few questions. If the participant gave an excuse such as "I would but I don't have any money" ask if they really had no money or it was a polite way of refusing and categorize accordingly either in "willing" or "not willing". Also ask age if unsure.

Tentative hypothesis: We believe that the Illinois students will be hesitant and not give a great amount of money but Seoul students will be greatly hesitant but give more money. We believe so because the students in Korea may need more money immediately (such as public transportation) but are more trusting (as can be seen with the stores that have less protection and precaution) and thus lend more money. On the other hand, the students in Illinois would be hesitant since so much crime is shown in TV despite the decreasing crime rates and thus not give as much money since they believe it would not be repaid. Many U.S. teens use debit cards which means not many people carry cash around. U.S. students that have jobs are more hesitant to give their hard-earned money.

Potential Problems: The person's haste that may interfere with the willingness to help. The person does not believe we are in genuine distress. Factors of the person such as gender, ethnicity and the situation such as time and weather (the colder/rainer the less people there are and more hurried).

Comments: Ali- How much money will you be asking for? Also, will people give you money for breaking a valuable? My suggestion would be to ask for money to buy lunch because I feel more people would be willing to help you get food than to pay for something you broke.

Mike I think you should ask for specific amounts of money rather than asking how much they could give. I also think you should ask how many people have debit or credit cards since that is probably why most people dont carry a lot of money.



Jane McCullough

Data Jane McCullough
 * DATE || GAVE $ || NO || EXCUSE || NOTES ||
 * 3/16 ||  ||   || X || “Didn’t have any” ||
 * 3/16 ||  ||   || X || “Didn’t have any” ||
 * 3/16 || X ||  ||   || $2.00 ||
 * 3/16 || X ||  ||   || $1.00 ||
 * 3/16 ||  ||   || X || “only have card” ||
 * 3/18 ||  ||   || X || “wallet in car” ||
 * 3/18 || X ||  ||   || $1.00 ||
 * 3/18 || X ||  ||   || $1.00 ||
 * 3/18 ||  || X ||   ||   ||
 * 3/18 || X ||  ||   || $2.00 ||
 * 3/18 ||  ||   || X || “no money” ||
 * 3/18 || X ||  ||   || $0.50 ||
 * 3/21 ||  ||   || X || “forgot wallet” ||
 * 3/21 ||  ||   || X || “only have card” ||
 * 3/21 || X ||  ||   || $5.00, asked for change back ||
 * 3/21 || X ||  ||   || $1.50 ||
 * 3/21 || X ||  ||   || $3.00 ||
 * 3/22 ||  ||   || X || “didn’t have any ||
 * 3/22 || X ||  ||   || $2.00 ||
 * 3/22 ||  ||   || X || “forgot wallet” ||
 * 3/22 || X ||  ||   || $1.00 ||
 * 3/22 ||  ||   || X || “only have card” ||
 * 3/22 ||  || X ||   ||   ||
 * 3/23 || X ||  ||   || $1.00 ||
 * 3/23 ||  ||   || X || “only have card” ||
 * 3/23 || X ||  ||   || $8.00, “use what you need ||
 * 3/23 || X ||  ||   || $3.00 ||
 * 3/23 || X ||  ||   || $2.50 ||
 * 3/23 ||  ||   || X || “money in car” ||
 * 3/23 || X ||  ||   || $1.50 ||

GAVE $ - 16 NO- 2 HAD AN EXCUSE- 12 Total money offered- $36.00


 * ** Person ** || ** Gender ** || ** Willing Y/N ** || ** How Much ** ||
 * 1 || F || Y || 10,000 ||
 * 2 || M || Y || 30,000 ||
 * 3 || M || N ||  ||
 * 4 || F || N ||  ||
 * 5 || F || Y || 5,000 ||
 * 6 || F || N ||  ||
 * 7 || M || N ||  ||
 * 8 || F || N ||  ||
 * 9 || M || Y || 3,000 ||
 * 10 || F || N ||  ||
 * 11 || M || Y || 10,000 ||
 * 12 || F || Y || 4,500 ||
 * 13 || F || N ||  ||
 * 14 || M || Y || 20,000 ||
 * 15 || M || Y || 12,000 ||
 * 16 || F || Y || 500 ||
 * 17 || M || N ||  ||
 * 18 || M || Y || 32,000 ||
 * 19 || F || N ||  ||
 * 20 || M || Y || 9,000 ||
 * 21 || M || Y || 4,000 ||
 * 22 || M || Y || 10,000 ||
 * 23 || M || N ||  ||
 * 24 || F || N ||  ||
 * 25 || F || N ||  ||
 * 26 || M || N ||  ||
 * 27 || F || N ||  ||
 * 28 || F || Y || 12,000 ||
 * 29 || M || Y || 4,000 ||
 * 30 || F || Y || 30,000 ||
 * Total :30 || Males Yes: 10 || Female: 6 || Average: 12,250 ||

**SOCIOLOGY FORMAL REPORT** **Generosity in South Korea and the United States** **Which students are more willing to lend money; students in Korea or students in America?** Se June Han- Seoul, South Korea Soojin Kim- Seoul, South Korea Jane McCullough- Bloomington, IL, USA April 4, 2011

**Hypothesis** Our topic was to test which culture, South Korean or American, are more generous or altruistic. Our specific question was which high school students are willing to lend more money; students in Seoul, South Korea, or students in Normal, Illinois. Our hypothesis was that the Illinois students will be hesitant and not give a great amount of money but Seoul students will be greatly hesitant but give more money. This hypothesis was formulated because in Korea more people need money immediately, such as for public transportation. Also, citizens there are more trusting and would know they would be paid back, and therefore, be willing to lend more money. In the U.S., people would not lend as much money because they are less likely to be paid back. Also, a large amount of U.S. citizens use debit or credit cards and rarely carry cash around with them. We decided that Americans would give less amounts of cash since so many carry debit cards and only have a few dollars with them. Also, many U.S. teenagers have part time jobs, in which they earn money for clothes, food, and other expenses. We thought that the Americans teens may be less likely to lend money if they worked hard for it. ** Research Method ** In order to carry out our experiments, we developed our research method. First off, we decided that all money would be in U.S. currency, the dollar. We chose this since it is used in both of the countries. First, we would find a high school student. We chose this age group since we are surrounded by them every day at school. We chose to ask 30 high school students each. We decided we would approach a high school student and tell them that we needed money quickly. If they asked why, we would come up with a simple excuse such as money for lunch or transportation. If the subject was curious as to how much money we wanted, we would tell them as much as they could give; but they did not have to give us all their money. If they wanted repayment, we would explain that we were willing to repay them. Our group tried to think of all possible questions a subject would ask and we determined similar responses so that our experiment would stay consistent. After asking the subject for money, we would record whether or not they were willing to lend money. If they physically handed us money, we categorized them as “willing.” We also recorded if they simply said, “no” or provided us with an excuse as to why they could not give us money. Then we would return money (if given) and debrief the experiment. We would also explain the experiment to those who provided us with an excuse to see if they really had money or were politely refusing to pay us. We would also record how much money the subject was willing to lend. We thought this method would be the best approach to take since we could easily carry out the same experiment in both countries. We thought of possible scenarios that could take place during this experiment and discussed how we would approach the subject, in order to keep our experiment consistent. We chose to record how much money each subject was willing to lend so that we could further explore the generosity of the teenagers. We also took note of the subjects’ excuses so that we could see if the reason for our hypothesis were correct. ** Data Presentation ** DATA KOREA
 * **Person ** || **Gender ** || **Willing Y/N ** || **How Much ** ||
 * 1 || F || Y || 10,000 ||
 * 2 || M || Y || 30,000 ||
 * 3 || M || N ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">4 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">F || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">N ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">F || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Y || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">5,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">6 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">F || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">N ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">7 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">M || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">N ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">8 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">F || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">N ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">9 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">M || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Y || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">3,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">10 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">F || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">N ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">11 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">M || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Y || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">10,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">12 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">F || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Y || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">4,500 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">13 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">F || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">N ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">14 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">M || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Y || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">20,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">15 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">M || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Y || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">12,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">16 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">F || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Y || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">500 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">17 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">M || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">N ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">18 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">M || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Y || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">32,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">19 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">F || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">N ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">20 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">M || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Y || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">9,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">21 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">M || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Y || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">4,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">22 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">M || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Y || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">10,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">23 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">M || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">N ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">24 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">F || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">N ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">25 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">F || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">N ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">26 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">M || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">N ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">27 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">F || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">N ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">28 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">F || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Y || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">12,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">29 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">M || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Y || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">4,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">30 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">F || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Y || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">30,000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Total :30 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Males Yes: 10 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Female: 6 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in;">Average: 12,250 ||

DATA AMERICAN
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">DATE || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">GAVE $ || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">NO || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">EXCUSE || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">NOTES ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/16 ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">“Didn’t have any” ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/16 ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">“Didn’t have any” ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/16 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">$2.00 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/16 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">$1.00 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/16 ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">“only have card” ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/18 ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">“wallet in car” ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/18 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">$1.00 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/18 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">$1.00 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/18 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/18 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">$2.00 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/18 ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">“no money” ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/18 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">$0.50 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/21 ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">“forgot wallet” ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/21 ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">“only have card” ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/21 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">$5.00, asked for change back ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/21 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">$1.50 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/21 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">$3.00 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/22 ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">“didn’t have any ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/22 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">$2.00 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/22 ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">“forgot wallet” ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/22 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">$1.00 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/22 ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">“only have card” ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/22 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/23 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">$1.00 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/23 ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">“only have card” ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/23 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">$8.00, “use what you need ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/23 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">$3.00 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/23 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">$2.50 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/23 ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">“money in car” ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">3/23 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">X ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 10.75pt 0in 0in;">$1.50 ||

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"> GAVE $ - 16 <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"> NO- 2 <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"> HAD AN EXCUSE- 12 <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"> Total money offered- $36.00, Average $2.25

** Research Analysis: ** After we conducted our experiment, we compared our results. Surprisingly, both experiments had the same amount of “willing” and “unwilling” subjects. Out of the 30 students asked from each country, there were 16 willing subjects and 14 unwilling subjects. In total, out of 60 subjects asked, 32 subjects were willing to give us money, while 28 subjects were unwilling to give money. In Normal, Illinois, most of the unwilling students had excuses, which we found out were mostly true excuses. Most excuses were that the student only had a credit or debit card with them or that they forgot their money or wallet. Although students in both countries were equally willing to lend money, the South Korean students offered much more money than the American students. As seen on the chart, the average given money from South Korean students was 12,250, while the average American student gave $2.25. In conclusion, our findings showed that the Korean and American students were equally willing to lend money to their peers, while Korean students were able to lend a larger amount of money than the American students. Our hypothesis was that that the Normal, Illinois students would be hesitant and not give a great amount of money but the students in Seoul, South Korea would be greatly hesitant but give more money. For the most part, our findings supported our hypothesis. From our experiment we concluded that students in Normal and Seoul were equally hesitant to lend money. We thought that the South Korean students might be a bit more hesitant than the American students, however, the amount of willing and unwilling students were the same in both countries. After research, we decided that the Korean students would lend more money and we were proven correct from the findings in our experiment. When researching, we found studies showing that Koreans would be more trusting of people to repay their money, whereas Americans would be less likely to be paid back. For example, in Korea, stores have less protection and precaution, because a theft or burglary is not as likely to happen. In America, all stores have some type of surveillance camera, in order to provide evidence if a crime takes place. This led us to believe that Koreans were more trusting of their citizens and also would trust that a stranger borrowing money would repay them. We decided that since Koreans would be more likely to be repaid, they would lend larger amounts of money. This part of our hypothesis was correct, since the South Koreans gave a greater amount of money. Another reason for our hypothesis was that our research showed that many Americans, especially teenagers, carry credit or debit cards instead of cash. Debit cards are much more efficient when paying for items, because all that is needed is a swipe of a card, instead of manually counting money. Many teenagers are able to borrow their parents’ debit cards, or they have their own. Our research showed that as a society, Americans carry a significantly lower amount of cash money with them, because they have their debit cards instead. Therefore, when formulating our hypothesis, we took into account the fact that most Americans do not carry much cash. Therefore, we were provided with another reason as to why South Koreans would lend more money. When the American experiment was carried out, the most given excuse was that the subject only had a debit card with them, and no actual money to lend. For the most part we believe that our experiment was accurate. We made sure that we asked the same amount of people in the same age group (high school students). To ensure that our experiment was consistent in both countries, we decided that we would ask a student for as much money as they could give. That way, we did not provide a minimum requirement or a restriction on the amount of money people gave. This decision allowed us to accurately determine how much money a subject would give and it would provide us with the knowledge of which country would give a larger amount of money. We decided to ask students that we did not know very well, so that they would not feel obligated to lend us money. We also came up with convincing reasons for our need for money. Since we provided our subjects with the same excuse, we hoped that this would also contribute to our experiment’s accuracy. We believed that our experiment was as accurate as possible because we carried out the experiment in the same manner. Despite our attempt to be as accurate as possible, there were some potential flaws, as there are in any experiment. One possible flaw could have been that the subjects asked were in some kind of rush, and were categorized as “unwilling.” For example, they may have been asked at school on their way to class. If they were running late to class, they maybe responded, “no” because they did not have time to stop and hand us money. Also, we may have carried out our experiments at different times of the day. This could have influenced our results as well. If subjects were asked for money in the morning, they could have more money because they had less time to spend it. If the subject was asked shortly after they ate lunch, they could have run out of money because they had just spent it on lunch. Another potential problem, with our experiment was that come subjects may not have believed that we truly needed the money and that we were not genuine. We tried to be convincing, however, if people did not believe so, they were probably more likely to provide an excuse or say no to us. Also, gender could have played a role in our project. Since we were testing the difference of generosity between Korean teens and American teens, we did not focus on the difference of gender. The Korean data provided the responses of each gender. Perhaps gender did have an influence on our results and we should have taken gender into account while experimenting. The last flaw that may have taken place was when a subject provided us with an excuse. When a subject provided an excuse, they were automatically marked as “unwilling.” However, we do not know if they were actually unwilling to lend money. If they had the money, would they have given it to us or would they still deny us? Perhaps to make our findings more accurate, we should have asked them if they would have lent money if they had it, or maybe we should have voided the subject, since we could not accurately determine whether or not they were truthfully willing or unwilling.