Helping behaviour and group size

When a person needs help, is he or she more likely to get help when there is one or more people who are able to help? Results from several psychological experiments suggest that the answer to this question depends entirely on the situation. In this project, I use game theory to predict in which situations an individual is more likely to get help when only one other person can help compared to when several people can help. I also investigate in which situations the opposite is true. The theoretical model concludes that in situations where there are few people willing to help, help is more likely to be given when many people are able to help. However, in situations where most people are willing to help, help is more likely to be given when only one person is able to help. I am seeking funding to conduct a study to test this theoretical model through a laboratory experiment and to disseminate the results of the study.