Levine et al.

Question 1

What area is Levine’s study in?

Answer 1

social area

Question 2

How many countries did Levine study?

Answer 2

23

Question 3

Which type of countries have simpatia?

Answer 3

latino

Question 4

What method design did Levine use?

Answer 4

quasi experiment
field experiment
cross-cultural study
independent measures
correlation

Question 5

What 3 scenarios were used in Levine’s study?

Answer 5

dropped pen
hurt leg - picking up magazines
blind person crossing street

Question 6

What research did Strauss (1976) do/suggest? (background for Levine)

Answer 6

suggested that a city is ‘complex of urban life… with a personality of its own’
helping may be due to cultural factors

Question 7

What was the aim of Levine’s study?

Answer 7

to see if personality of a city is related to helping behaviour in with non-emergency situation

Question 8

What sample technique did Levine use?

Answer 8

opportunity sample
countries the researchers had links with

Question 9

How did the researchers in Levine’s study decide what city to use?

Answer 9

largest city chosen or a major city

Question 10

How many participants did Levine use from each country?

Answer 10

about 50 tested- combined results to produce an overall rate for the city/country

Question 11

Who collected the data in Levine’s study?

Answer 11

all male
a variety of assistants returning to their home country for the summer

Question 12

What co-variables were used in Levine’s study to investigate the cause of behaviour? Operationalised?

Answer 12

population size - United Nations
Demographic Yearbook
economic indicators - purchasing power
parity (PPP)
cultural values - 6 experts rated each
country on individualism-collectivism
pace of life - walking speed