Piliavin, Piliavin & Rodin Flashcards
Prompted by?
Kitty Genovese case and to test the ‘bystander effect’
Aims?
Whether diffusion of responsibility does apply in all situations
What experiment type was it?
Field Experiment
Where was it?
New York
IV?
Type of victims and race of victim
What were the two types of victim?
Drunk as Ill
DV?
Time taken for the first passenger to offer help, total number of passengers who helped, time taken for help after the model helped and gender, race and location of helpers
Number of participants?
4,450
Percentage of black people in participants?
45%
Percentage of white participants?
55%
Procedure?
Victim stood in the middle of the critical area, 70 seconds after the 1st station, the victim collapsed and 150 seconds after the model helped (if no one else had)
Drunk victim carried?
Brown bag, smelt of alcohol
How many trials did the drunk man?
38 trials
Ill victim carried?
Black cane and sober
How many trials were there for the ill patient?
65 trials