Levine

Question 1

Collectivist societies ?

Answer 1

Afar east and Africa
Obligation to a group rather to the self
Put needs of family or community ahead of their own

Question 2

Individualist societies ?

Answer 2

Western European countries place more emphasis on the tights and freedom of the individual and their nuclear family

Question 3

Simpatia?

Answer 3

Spanish and Latin societies
Concern for we’ll ring of others
Obligation to be friendly, polite and helpful

Question 4

Aim?

Answer 4

Investigate differences in non emergency helping behaviour toward strangers in a range of cultures
Understand cultural traditions and economic productivity

Question 5

Design ?

Answer 5

Quasi experiment

Cross cultural study carried out in field

Question 6

Sample ?

Answer 6

1198 parts
23 countries
Experimenter volunteered

Question 7

IV’s?

Answer 7

3 non emergency situations;

1) Dropped pen
2) Hurt leg;drop magazine
3) Blind person crossing the road

Question 8

Community variables ?

Answer 8

• Population size
• economic prosperity
• Cultural values
• Pace of life

Question 9

Procedure

Answer 9

-Carried out in 2 it more locations in city centres during office hours in summer days

Question 10

How did they minimise extraneous variables ?

Answer 10

• All experimenters were male and didn’t speak to parts

- trained exactly how to carry out the procedure