Piliavin (1969) - Background

Question 1

Murder of Kitty Genovese (1964) - What happened? What does this show?

Answer 1

stabbed to death over 30 mins in front of 38 unresponsive witnesses - shows bystander apathy + diffusion of responsibility

Question 2

Darley and Latané (1968) - What was investigated? Key finding?

Answer 2

Investigated whether people helped when hearing an epileptic fit over earphones. Those who believed witnesses present = less likely to help

Question 3

Latané and Rodin (1969) - What was investigated? Key finding?

Answer 3

Investigated response of bystanders to seeing someone fall. Bystanders less likely to help if did not know victim.

Question 4

Bryan and Test (1967) - Key finding?

Answer 4

Bystanders = more likely to offer help if they have just seen someone else perform a helpful act