Pilliavin Flashcards
What was the name of this study?
Pilliavin’s Subway study
What was the aim?
To see whether a victim’s appearance affected a person helping
What kind of experiment was this?
A field experiment
Were the EV’s controlled?
No, not really
Where did this study take place?
On a subway in NYC
Who were the participants?
The male and female passengers
Were participants aware they were in this study?
No
What did the actor have to do?
Collapse
What were the two different trials?
An alcoholic and an disabled person
How many alcoholic trials were there?
38
How many disabled trials were there?
65
What props did the disabled person have?
a walking stick
What did the observers record?
The frequency and speed of help
How quickly were people to help the disabled person? How much percentage of the time?
70s 95% of the time
How quickly were people to help the alcoholic person? How much percentage of the time?
70s 50% of the time
