▁significant ▁effect ▁of ▁help ▁request ▁on ▁comp ass ion . ▁In ▁the ▁eight - v ict im ▁condition , ▁by ▁contrast , ▁participants ▁reported ▁significantly ▁greater ▁comp ass ion ▁when ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁asked ▁to ▁help ▁than ▁when ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁asked ▁to ▁help . ▁They ▁also ▁exam ined ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁number ▁of ▁vict ims ▁separately ▁in ▁the ▁help - request ▁and ▁no - help - request ▁conditions . ▁When ▁help ▁was ▁requested , ▁participants ▁reported ▁numer ically ▁greater ▁comp ass ion ▁toward ▁a ▁single ▁victim ▁than ▁toward ▁eight , ▁although ▁this ▁simple ▁effect ▁was ▁not ▁significant . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁when ▁help ▁was ▁not ▁requested , ▁eight ▁vict ims ▁el ic ited ▁significantly ▁more ▁comp ass ion ▁than ▁one ▁victim . ▁By ▁removing ▁the ▁expectation ▁that ▁participants ▁would ▁be ▁asked ▁to ▁don ate ▁money , ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁reverse ▁the ▁typical ▁collapse ▁of ▁comp ass ion ▁pattern . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁ ▁Category : So cial ▁psych ology ▁Category : Str ess ▁Category : Em otion ▁Category : M oral ▁psych ology <0x0A> </s> ▁Pennsylvania ' s ▁ 3 1 st ▁con gression al ▁district ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ' s ▁districts ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁It ▁existed ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Cre ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁the ▁district ▁served ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Pitts burgh . ▁The ▁district ▁later ▁expanded ▁to ▁serve ▁port ions ▁of