Tangram Help/Hurt Task

This page lists the materials needed to administer the Tangram Help/Hurt Task in lab and online. Please be sure to cite the following article when using the Tangram Help/Hurt Task:

• Kjærvik, S. L., Saleem, M., Velasquez, G., Anderson, C. A., & Bushman, B. J. (2024). A meta-analytic review of the validity of the tangram help/hurt task. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50(3), 436-449. DOI: 10.1177/01461672221127759
  
  PDF: Kjærvik et al. (2025)
  
  
• Saleem, M., Barlett, C. P., Anderson, C. A., & Hawkins, I. (2017). Helping and hurting others: Person and situation effects on aggressive and prosocial behavior as assessed by the Tangram task. Aggressive behavior, 43(2), 133-146. DOI: 10.1002/ab.21669
  
  PDF: Saleem et al. (2017)
  
  
• Saleem, M., Anderson, C. A., & Barlett, C. P. (2015). Assessing helping and hurting behaviors through the Tangram help/hurt task. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41(10), 1345-1362. DOI: 10.1177/0146167215594348
  
  PDF: Saleem et al. (2015)

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Using the Tangram Help/Hurt Task In Lab:

1. Protocol for Using the Tangram Help Hurt Task In Lab ← (Read This Document First)
2. Tangram Practice Packet
3. Tangram Packet with cover sheet
4. Tangram Assignment Table
5. Motivation Questions for Tangram Assignment

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Using the Tangram Help/Hurt Task Online:

1. Protocol for Using the Tangram Help Hurt Task Online ← (Read This Document First)
2. Online Video Instructions for the Tangram Task
3. Qualtrics Sample Survey Using Tangram Task

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