Piliavin et al
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- Piliavin et al
- The aim of the study was to investigate factors affecting helping behavior
- The sample was 4450 people travelling on the New York Underground from 59th-125th street between 11am-3pm
- Average number of passengers per carriage was 43 & average number of passengers in the critical ares was 8.5
- Procedure: a team of 2 male and 2 female confederates entered the train from different doors. Both female confederates sat outside the critical area and recorded data during the journey, while the male 'model' and 'victim remained standing.
- 70 seconds after leaving the station, the 'victim' would collapse and remain motionless until he received help.
- the model would either wait 70 or 150 seconds to help if the victim hadn't received help. He would make the victim sit up and sit with him
- the female confederates would try to elicit comments from the passengers. One would record the speed of help and the other the age, sex and gender of the helper
- the model would either wait 70 or 150 seconds to help if the victim hadn't received help. He would make the victim sit up and sit with him
- 70 seconds after leaving the station, the 'victim' would collapse and remain motionless until he received help.
- 4 victims (one from each team) were dressed identically in Eisenhower jackets, old slacks and no tie. they were all male aged 26-35. The cane victim walked with a cane, the drunk victim smelled of alcohol and carried a bottle in a brown paper bag 3 victims were white, one black.
- the male models were dressed casually but not identically, all aged 24-29
- Model conditions
- Critical early (critical area 70 seconds)
- Critical Late (critical ares 150 seconds)
- Adjacent early (adjacent area 70 seconds)
- Adjacent Late ( adjacent area 150 seconds)
- RESULTS: 62/65 cane trials the victim received spontaneous help 19/38 drunk victim trials, the victim received spontaneous help
- 90% of helpers were male
- slight tendency for same race helping in the drunken condition
- Diffusion of responsibility not evident, it was observed that the quickest help came from larger groups of people
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