Levine Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Aims?

A

1- if helping behaviour varies across situations
2- if helping behaviour varies across countries
3- what characteristics effect helping behaviour

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Method?

A

Quasi in a field environment. Conditions involved comparing groups of people living in each city. Correlational analyse investigated the relationships between helping and various community variables

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Participants?

A

23 cities. Volunteer. 1198 participants. Children, elders and not capable of helping were excluded

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Researcher?

A

Male and didn’t speak to anyone. College age and beat you dressed. Trained

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

3 situations

A

Dropped pen
Hurt leg, limo and a leg brace dropped magazines
Blind person crossing road- wore dark glasses a snd had a white cane

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Community variables

A

Population size, PPP, cultural values- collectivist and individually ice and simpatia, pace of life

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Most likely to help city?

A

Rio de Janeiro 100, 80, 100

Simpatia country

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

New York?

A

Individualistic. 31, 28, 75

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Eh of simpatia countries

A

Brazil, Mexico and Spain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Ppp

A

-.43 more well off they are, less likely to help

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Strengths of method?

A

High ecological validity, participants unaware of study, sample side was large, quantitatdata for comparison

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Limitations of the method

A

Correlational analysis meaning cause and effect cannot be established.
Validity some people might of notuced what was happening
Deception

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly