Piliavin Flashcards
What is the nickname for the study?
The Good Samaritan Study
What was the background to the study?
Kitty Genovese was murdered by a man at night, people heard her screams but nobody helped her or called the police.
What does bystander behaviour mean?
What people do when watching an emergency situation.
What does bystander apathy mean?
The bystander doesn’t really care about what is happening.
What is diffusion of responsibility?
Less likely to take responsibility when others are present.
What is your pluralistic ignorance?
Majority of group members privately reject the norm, assume incorrectly that others accept it.
What is cost-benefit analysis?
What are the benefits/costs of helping.
What is attribution effect?
Explain the cause of a behaviour.
What is altruistic behaviour?
Doing for others without expectation/reward.
What did Darley & Latane do in their experiments?
Woman falls off chair in next room, epileptic seizure, smoke room studies.
Found people are more likely to be a good samaritan if they observed someone else behave in a prosocial manner.
What are the similarities between Darley & Latane and Milgram?
Pre-recorded sections (seizure/screams)
Lab experiments (high levels of control)
Ethics (deception & distress)
What are the aims?
- To test bystander behaviour/apathy in a real life setting.
- To see the effect of (IV) on helping behaviour.
What were the research methods used?
Field experiment using observational techniques, independent measures, snapshot study
What were the main IV’s?
Type of victim (drunk/cane)
Race of the victim (black/white)
What were the additional IV’s?
Impact of modelling (intervene/not intervene)
Group size (large/small)