Levine

Question 1

What is the three aims of levines study?

Answer 1

1.Cross cultural difference in helping behaviour
2.Whether helping behaviour is stsable across all emergency or non-emergency situations.
3.Difference based on community variables.

Question 2

How many cities are used in levines study?

Answer 2

23 cities

Question 3

Nmae three cities used in levines study.

Answer 3

1. Kuala lumpa
2. Rio de janero
3. New York

Question 4

What four items did levine use in his study?

Answer 4

1. Dark glasses
   2.Pen
   3.Magezines
   4.White cane

Question 5

What type of research method did levine use?

Answer 5

Quasi experiment

Question 6

What is the IV for levines study?

Answer 6

The 23 cities

Question 7

What is the DV for levines study?

Answer 7

The helping rate

Question 8

What were the three sitautions levine set?

Answer 8

1.Dropped pen
2.Blind pewrson crossing a street
3. Hurt leg

Question 9

What three precautions did levine do to his procedure?

Answer 9

1.Standardise the 3 helping situations
2. Each scenario took place in a busy place in each city.
3.Bystanders were only approached if they were by themselves.

Question 10

Describe the ‘Dropped Pen’ scenario.

Answer 10

The confederate would appraoch bystander, as they walk past they would drop the pen and keep walking.
If bystander got the pen, called the confederate then this would be classed as helping.

Question 11

Describe the ‘Hurt Leg’ scenario.

Answer 11

The confederate would be wearing a leg brace carrying magezines. They would rop the mageznes and struggle to pick them up when the bsytander was in sight. Helping behaviour was if the bystander physically helped to pick them up or offered to.

Question 12

Describe the ‘Blind Man’ scenario.

Answer 12

The confederate wouyld be carrying a white cane and wearing dark glasses. They would walk to the edge of a side walk as the lights turn green, and act as if they were going to cross. Helping behavioure is if the bsyatnder put there arm out to stop them or verbally told them to stop.

Question 13

What was the result of Aim 1?

Answer 13

Significant cross cultural difference in hewlping behaviour, rio being ost helpful at 93% and kula lumpar with 40%

Question 14

What was the result of Aim 2?

Answer 14

Helping behaviour was consitent across all scenarios. Apart from New York with no one helping the blind man.

Question 15

What was the result of Aim 3?

Answer 15

Cities with simpatia values were more helpful than individualist cultures.

Question 16

What was the conclusion from levines study?

Answer 16

Wealthier cultures arer less likely to help and are individualist which shows we are taught to look after ourselves.
Where as, collectivist cultures are more likely to help.