Bystander Behaviour

Question 1

What is bystander apathy

Answer 1

When bystanders do not help

Question 2

What is bystander intervention

Answer 2

When bystanders help

Question 3

What is bystander behaviour

Answer 3

The way people passing an incident behave, whether they help or nor

Question 4

Diffusion of responsibility

Answer 4

When there are a lot of bystanders, everybody thinks that someone else is responsible for helping

Question 5

Pluralistic ignorance

Answer 5

Assuming the the situation is not an emergency, because nobody else is responding as though it is

Question 6

Evaluation apprehension

Answer 6

Fear of being negatively evaluated by the victim should that person not actually have wanted help

Question 7

Audience inhibition

Answer 7

People may choose not to help for fear of embarrassment particularly if the situation is ambiguous

Question 8

Characteristics of the victim

Answer 8

We are more likely to help those who seen:
Similar to ourselves (batson 1981)
More deserving (Piliavin 1969)

Question 9

Characteristics of the bystander

Answer 9

Expertise and skills e.g. First aid

Gender women are more likely to help some and men are more likely to help attractive women

Question 10

Latane and Darley’s model of bystander intervention

Answer 10

Step 1 is something the matter
Step 2 is help required 
Step 3 am I responsible 
Step4 can I help 
Step 5 should I help

Question 11

Evaluate latane and darley’s decision model of bystander intervention

Answer 11

Strengths- supported by latane and darleys studies such as the smoked filled rooms.
Has practical applications for teaching pro social behaviour
Weakness- Ignore the role emotion and physiological arousal e.g. Fear

Question 12

Piliavin subway study 1969

Answer 12

Staged incidents on New York subway

Man with black cane and man with alcohol bottle begin observed to see if anyone helps

Question 13

Piliavin subway study results

Answer 13

The drunk victim was less likely to receive help. While the man with the cane received spontaneous help on 62 out of the 65 trails compared to the drunk who only received help 19 out of 35 trails
Once one person had started to help there was no difference between the conditions on the number of extra helpers that appeared

Question 14

Piliavin subway study evaluation

Answer 14

Strengths- high in ecological validity as it was done in a real life setting.
Large sample size that is repersentive
Weakness- lack of control as it is a fuel experiment not high in reliability.
Ethical grounds-participants cannot give consent

Question 15

Piliavin arousal cost reward model of bystander intervention

Answer 15

Step 1 aware
Step 2 physiological arousal
Step 3 interpret cause
Step 4 cost reward analysis
Step 5 decide

Question 16

Piliavin arousal cost reward model of bystander intervention evaluation

Answer 16

Strengths- considers the role of arousal.
Supported by Piliavin subway study
Weakness- limitations from Piliavin subway study.
The model does not explain selfless behaviour