Piliavin

Question 1

Area

Answer 1

Social

Question 2

Aim

Answer 2

To work out if the type of victim, race of victim, number of witnesses or model presence made a difference to helping behaviour

Question 3

Sample

Answer 3

4450 passengers
45% black, 55% white

Question 4

Type of experiment

Answer 4

Field

Question 5

Sampling method

Answer 5

Opportunity

Question 6

Procedure

Answer 6

1. A victim would collapse 70s into a 7.5 minute journey
2. After a further 70/150s a model would help the victim
3. 2 observers were sat in the adjacent area recording variables

Question 7

Quantitative findings

Answer 7

90% of first helpers were male
Ill victims were helped 95% of the time whereas drunk victims were helped 50% of the time

Question 8

Qualitative findings

Answer 8

Race and number of bystanders did not make a difference
‘It’s for men to help’

Question 9

Conclusions

Answer 9

Big difference between helpers for drunk and ill victims
There was no diffusion of responsibility

Question 10

What is the arousal cost-reward model?

Answer 10

Balancing the costs and rewards of helping or not helping in a situation