Piliavin

Question 1

Behaviour

Answer 1

The bystander effect

Question 2

Previous research

Answer 2

Larsen and darley = lab experiment getting ppts to listen to someone having an epileptic fit over headphones and they didn’t report it as they thought someone else would help

Question 3

Aim

Answer 3

To investigate how the nature of a situation would affect helping behaviour

Question 4

Research method

Answer 4

Field experiment on a New York subway

Question 5

4 IVs

Answer 5

ill or drunk
Race of victim
Effect of model after 70 or 150 seconds
Size of witnessing group

Question 6

6 DVs

Answer 6

Frequency of help
Speed of help
Race of helper
Sex of helper
Movement out of the critical area
Verbal comments

Question 7

Sample

Answer 7

4,500 men and women
Uses New York subway
Between 11:00 - 3:00

Question 8

Equipment

Answer 8

Liquor bottle wrapped in brown bag
Black cane and glasses

Question 9

Quantitative results

Answer 9

Cane victim 100% help
Drunk victim 81% help

Question 10

Qualitative results

Answer 10

More comments were made by passengers in the drunk condition than cane