This study examined altruistic behavior of persons toward stereotyped individuals. Object persons, dressed to represent stereotypic conservative college students, factory workers, or “hippies,” requested a cigarette from 270 male Ss who were smoking or visibly had cigarettes with them in public, high-traffic areas. Factory workers received the greatest number of affirmative responses (80%), followed by conservative college students (59%), then “hippie” (54%) groups, the over-all difference being significant ( P < .001). There was also a significant difference ( P < .001) in attitudes toward object persons, which were increasingly positive in the same order as fulfilled requests.