Piliavin Flashcards
(35 cards)
what study does this link to
levine
whats the kitty genovese story
in queens district, new york
she was stabbed to death in 35 mins
38 people saw but no one called the police
previous research into bystander apathy?
darley and lane in 1968 create the seizure study
proposed that no one called police for kitty bc they thought someone else would
called diffusion of responsiblity
what was darley and lanes experiment results
85% ppts reported seizure before end of fit
62% reported when 1 other person knew
31% reported when 4 others knew
4 aims of piliavins study?
- would an ill person get more help than a drunk person?
- would people help others of the same race before helping those of different races
- if a model started to help the victim, would that encourage others
- would no. of bystanders who saw victim influence how much help was given
whats bystander effect
where people fail to act and help someone in need when others are present
whats diffusion of responsilbilyu
where theres a victim and lots of bystanders are present
each indivudal takes less responsbility so no one helps
whats altruism
doing a good deed without any personal award
what experiment was this study
field experiment- natural environment with controls
independent variables?
ill/cane vs drunk
white vs black
early v late
critical v adjacent
dependent variables?
frequency
speed
race
sex
verbal comments
who were the poeple those behaviour was studied
passengers on board the 8th avenue subway express train in new york
ppts didnt know they were taking part
sample and sampling method?
4,450 ppts
over 3 months
55% white
45% black
oppotunity
the study took place on weekdays, what time?
11am-3pm
the experiment always took place at the same two stops. why?
there was a 7.5 minute period with no interuptions and a captive audience
how many seconds into the journey would a male collapse
70 seconds
in the critical area
all of the 4 students (male) playing the victim all wore what
eisenhower jackets, old trousers,
on how many trials did the victim smell of alcohol and carried liquoir bottle in brown bag
38
on how many trials was a victim who was sober and had a cane
65
what was the 4 model conditions
- critical- early
- critical- late
- adjacent- early
- adjacent- late
spontaneous help was given on how many trials out of 65 for the ILL person
62
spontaneous help was given on how many trials out of 38 for the DRUNK person
19
90% of helpers were male or female?
male
did the model have an effect
no
