social psychology - Pilliavin - people in need - Flashcards

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the context of the study

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  • to test the bystander effect
  • to test the diffusion of
    responsibility
  • interested in the way
    people act towards [people
    in need because of Kitty
    Genovese murder in New
    York.
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what was the method and technique used in the observation?

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  • field experiment
  • note taking
  • observation
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what was the sample like?

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  • quasi experiment, didn’t
    know were in an
    experiment
  • experimenters were 22-29
    years old
  • both black and white
  • androcentric
  • participants were subway
    riders/ bystanders
  • 4550 people got on trains
    throughout 3 months
  • 45% black and 55% white
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what materials were used?

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  • a cane
  • a glass bottle
  • train
  • casual clothing
  • clip board
  • pen
  • model
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what was the procedure ?

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1) 4 people would get on
their train at their given
stop between their two
points
2) all people would sit down
3) person would either, look
ill or make drunk noises
4) the person would then fall
over in the critical zone
5) observer starts stopwatch
6) bystanders given either
70 seconds or 150 seconds
to aid and then the model
would step in and help

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what were the results for ill vs drunk conditions ?

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  • more people helped ill
    victim than drunk victim
  • 79% of victims received
    immediate help and 60% where it was more than one person helping.
  • in cane condition 95% of
    victims received help
  • in drunk condition 50% of
    victims received immediate
    help
  • people took longer to
    respond to drunk person
    than cane as drunk. over
    70 seconds in 83% drunk
    trials and only 17% in ill
    condition.
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