Piliavin (1969) - Procedure

Question 1

Where was the procedure conducted?

Answer 1

New York underground

Question 2

When was the procedure conducted?

Answer 2

Between 11:00am and 3:00pm on weekdays between the 15th April and the 26th June 1968

Question 3

How many trials were carried out per day?

Answer 3

6 - 8

Question 4

What did the drunk victim carry?

Answer 4

Liquor bottle wrapped in a brown paper bag

Question 5

What did the disabled victim carry?

Answer 5

Cane

Question 6

Why were there more disabled trials than drunk trials?

Answer 6

One of the experimenters did not like playing the drunk victim

Question 7

How soon after the train had left the station did the victim fall?

Answer 7

70 seconds

Question 8

What did the victim do after they had fallen?

Answer 8

Lay on their back with eyes open until helped

Question 9

What did observer 1 record?

Answer 9

1) age, sex + location of all passengers in the critical area
2) number of bystanders who helped victim + their race, sex + location

Question 10

What did observer 2 record?

Answer 10

1) race, sex + location of all passengers in the adjacent area
2) how quickly the first bystander helped
3) how quickly bystanders helped when they saw a model helping

Question 11

What were the model conditions?

Answer 11

1) in critical area, helped after 70 seconds
2) in critical area, helped after 150 seconds
3) in adjacent area, helped after 70 seconds
4) in adjacent area, helped after 150 seconds