Social (contemporary) - Levine Flashcards
collectivist def
priority given to people around you
individualist def
focus given to yourself/your family
purchasing power parity
economic well being measure, of how much the average income of a country can buy
aims (3)
.To see if people will offer similar levels of help across several non emergency situations
.To see if helping strangers varies across cultures
.To identify characteristics of communities who are more/less likely to help strangers
research methods
correlation and observation
procedure
one student collected data in their home city over summer
3 different tasks used
student noted how many times confederate was helped/not
3 conditions
hurt leg
dropped pen
helping blind person across street
hurt leg scenario
.confederate walked with heavy limp, wearing leg brace
.within 20ft of pedestrian, they would ‘accidentally’ drop magazines and struggle to pick them up
.helping defined as offering help or just helping
dropped pen scenario
.confederate walked at moderate pace towards pedestrian
.within 10-15ft would ‘accidentally’ drop pen and not realise
.helping defined as calling back confederate or returning the pen
blind person scenario
.confederate dressed in black glasses and a cane would locate pedestrian crossing
.when light turned green, they would stop and wait for help
.helping defined as minimum telling confederate the light was green
discarded tasks
.asking for change - Calcutta had no change
.asking people to post discarded letters - Tel Aviv fearful of explosives
results - 3 most helpful
1) Rio, Brazil 99.33%
2) San Jose, Costa Rica 91.33%
3) Lilongwe, Malawi 86%
results - 3 least helpful
21) Singapore 48%
22) New York 44.66%
23) Malaysia 40.33%
conclusions
levels of helping inversely related to helping (earn more money = less help)
sympathia countries more helpful
ethics kept
confidentiality
p.f.h
