levine 2001 study Flashcards
what did Levine study
- non emergency helping behaviour
- cross cultural helping behaviour
why wreathe 3 conditions
- dropped pen
- blind
- broken leg
dropped pen condition sample size
214 men
210 women
broken leg condition sample size
253 men
240 women
reliability
high reliability
extremely standardised conditions
tried to keep each experience for each participant the same
however 23 experimenters so there was bound to be some individual differences that would have an effect on the experiment
how generalisable is this study?
for a specific demographic of people
did not study hose who were physically disabled, children or elderly
what were the 4 variables that helping behaviour was measured across?
population
economic wellbeing
culture values
pace of life
characteristics and variables of an individualist society
me culture
some cultures play a factor in it
Europe and the us are potential examples
responsible for themselves and themselves only
limited responsibility for other people
more likely to blame personality
characteristics and variables of a collectivistic society
we future
focus more on a group
care for others
eastern cultures more often than not
strong social ties and connection to a social group
believe that you should make decisions that are good for the group and not just for yourself
tend to have a larger family
ethical evaluation points
no psychological harm
presumed in public place so no consent required
no one who appeared under 17 had their data used or were studied
high or low ecological validity and why
high
performed a field and quasi experiment both out in t he real world making data more accurate and true to real life circumstances
level of control
some control
experimenters were all college males dressed neatly and casually
however, couldn’t control everything - different experimenters in different countries
sample characteristics
opportunity sample
all were passers by
