Piliavin Procedure

Question 0

(2) The procedure involved…

Answer 0

…the confederate playing the role of victim faking collapse to see whether or not passengers helped him.

Question 1

(1) The Field Experiment took place…

Answer 1

…in trains on the New York Subway.

Question 2

(3) Research teams were made up of…

Answer 2

…4 people. 2 females, who observed and recorded the passengers, and 2 males, one of which played the role of victim and the other who played the role of model helper.

Question 3

(4) There were…

Answer 3

…4 research teams. One containing a black male. Each male playing the role of victim took part in drunk and ill conditions.

Question 4

(5) 70 seconds after the train left…

Answer 4

…the stations the confederate playing the role of victim would stagger to the centre of the carriage and collapse to the floor, lying on his back, with eyes wide open until someone helped him.

Question 5

(6) Between 6 and…

Answer 5

…8 trials were run each day, between 11am and 3pm.

Question 6

(7) 4 IV’s were manipulated in the procedure.

Answer 6

1. No. of bystanders present.
2. Race of the victim.
3. Responsibility of victim for being in the situation.
4. Presence of a model helper (after 70/150 seconds).