Levine Flashcards
Aim of Levine
To investigate if strangers are more likely to be helped in some cities and not in others
What is a collectivist culture (Levine)
Emphasises family and work
Group goals above individual needs and desires
What is an individualist culture Levine
Emphasis on individual growth
Levine sample
Individuals in the city at the time
Large cities in 23 countries
Confederate Levine
International students going home for summer
All men
Levine 3 goals
1- to see if the tendency to help people within a city was stable across 3 different situations
2- to see if helping strangers varies across cultures
3- to identify characteristics of the communities in which strangers are more/less likely to be helped
Levine procedure
Dropped pen measure-
Confederate walked towards someone alone, dropped pen 10-15ft away. Ps classed as helping if they called to confederate or picked up pen for them
Hurt leg measure-
Confederate walked with a heavy limp + leg brace, dropped magazines and struggled to pick them up within 20ft of a participant. Classed as helping if helped with or without offering
Blind person procedure-
Confederate wore dark glasses + white cane, walked into road when traffic light went green. Helping behaviour = someone told them lights were green (bare minimum)
How were the helping measures standardised (Levine)
Instruction sheet
Learnt procedure
Taught how to score ps
Experiments practiced together
Levine- most helpful and least helpful countries?
Brazil - 93%
Malaysia- 40%
Wealth affecting helping behaviour? Levine
Negative correlation between wealth and overall helpful index
Less wealthy = more helpful country
What is simptia
A cultural value when being friendly and good natured is prioritised over achievement
Conclusions of Levine study
No gender differences found
Countries with simpatia are more helpful than counties without
Helping behaviour is inversely related to a countries economic productivity
