🧠 psychology - piliavin et al Flashcards
How many participants were in Piliavin et al?
4450
What was the gender of the participants in Piliavin et al?
Men and women
What was the racial composition of Piliavin et al?
45% black, 55% white
What times did Piliavin et al take place in?
11am - 3pm
When was Piliavin et al?
April 15 - June 26 1968
What was the mean number of people in the critical area?
8.5
How many trials were conducted for Piliavin et al?
103
What was the lab experiment involving epileptic seizures that inspired Piliavin?
Darley and Latane (with a flick on the e)
What were the two victim types?
Drunk or ill
What were the two victim races?
Black or white
Where did Piliavin et al’s emergencies take place?
7 1/2 minute express run between the 59th Street and 125th street stations of the eighth avenue indpendent branch of new york subways
What was the mean number of people in the car in Piliavin?
45
Each team consisted of…
2 males and 2 females
- Females both recorders
- One male a model
- One male a victim
Where did the victim stand?
Next to a pole in the centre of the critical area
What was the average gender distribution in the critical area?
60%
When did the victim fall?
Approximately 70s after departure
How many trials were run a day?
6 to 8 trials
What were the victims’ ages?
Between 26 and 35
What did victims wear?
Eisenhower jackets, old slacks, no tie
How many drunk trials were conducted?
38
How many cane trials were conducted?
65
What did models wear?
Informal clothes (though not identically attired)
What were the four different model conditions?
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Critical area - early - fourth station, model in critical area, 70s after collapse
2.Critical area - late - sixth station, model in critical area, 150s after collapse
3.Adjacent area - early - fourth station, model in adjacent area 70s
4.Adjacent area - late - fourth station, model in adjacent area 150s
What did observer 1 record?
- Race, sex location of every rider seated or standing in critical area
- Total no. of individuals in carriage and total assisters
- Race, sex, location of each helper
- & comments spontaneously made by nearby passengers, and elicited comments