social area (Levine) unit 2

Question 1

aims

Answer 1

to see if helping strangers varies between cultures
to see if helping strangers is a characteristic of a culture that is stable across different helping situations
To investigate characteristics of communities (beyond population size) that might be related to helping of strangers

Question 2

sample

Answer 2

data was collected from 23 countries
data was collected from the largest city
data was collected through summer months from 1991-1997

Question 3

procedure

Answer 3

Drop a pen whilst walking along. (This was done over 400 times)
Drop a pile of magazines whilst walking with a heavy limp and wearing a large and clearly visible leg brace. (This was done nearly 500 times)
Act like a blind person needing help to cross the road (they wore dark glasses and carried white canes in this scenario) (This was done nearly 300 times)

Question 4

conclusions

Answer 4

considerable variation was found between cultures in helping behaviour
most helpful city- Rio de Janeiro 93%
least Kuala Lumpur 40%