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Piliavin et al hypothesized that modeling would increase help.
False
True
2
Modeling help after 70 seconds was ___ likely to receive help than modeling help after 150 seconds.
more
less
equally
3
What role did the female experimenters play in the Piliavin (subway Samaritans) study?
one was the model helper and one was a recorder
both were recorders
one was the victim and one was a recorder
one was the victim and one was the model helper
4
What was the research design of the Piliavin (subway Samaritans) study?
repeated measures
buddy system
matched pairs
independent measures
5
The type of help given to the victim was a dependent variable in the study
True
False
6
Which is true of the
no
model
condition in terms of percentage helped?
fewer white ill were helped
fewer black ill and drunk were helped
fewer black drunk were helped
All white and black victims were helped equally
7
Victim's race was operationalized as ____ or _____.
black, white
hispanic, white
black, hispanic
8
What type of study is the Piliavin (subway Samaritans) study?
field experiment
Laboratory experiment
naturalistic observation
mad experiment
9
Each car contained an average of _____ participants.
113
43
8.5
13
10
Trials were run between the hours of ____ and ____.
6 am and 10 am
11 am and 3 pm
2 pm and 6 pm
7 pm and 11 pm
11
Approximately ____ after the train left, the victim would ______.
70 seconds; ask for help finding a wallet
30 seconds; ask for help finding a wallet
30 seconds; fake a collapse
70 seconds; fake a collapse
12
The section of track used in the Piliavin study contained ___ stops and lasted ___ minutes.
3 stops; 7.5 minutes
7 stops; 4.5 minutes
0 stops; 7.5 minutes
1 stop; 4.5 minutes
13
Hypothesis: help would be offered to drunk victims more quickly than to ill victims.
True
False
14
Aim: to study ____ behavior outside the lab where P's would have a clear ___ of the victim.
harmful; view
bystander; idea
bystander; view
harmful; idea
15
Theory that people don't help others when in large groups because responsibility is shared.
shared responsibility theory
social responsibility
diffusion of responsibility
direction of responsibility
16
What role did the male experimenters take in the Piliavin (subway Samaritans) study?
one was the victim and one was the model helper
one was a recorder and one was the victim
one was a recorder and one was the model helper
both were recorders
17
An aim of the study was to study whether ______ behavior was affected by ____ different variables.
conformity; 4
helping; 2
helping; 4
conformity; 2
18
The percentage of
drunk victims
helped in the
no model conditions
was ___ than the percentage helped in
model conditions
lower
higher
19
Spontaneous
passenger
help was given ____% of the time and ____% of that time by more than one person.
60%; 40%
78%; 60%
30%; 0%
100%; 78%
20
Piliavin hypothesized that group size will not matter if you can ___ the victim
touch
see
help
hear
21
A strength of field experiments is that they are generally higher in ___ than laboratory experiments
Internal Validity
Ecological Validity
Standardization
ethics
22
Which of the following was an independent variable of the Piliavin (subway Samaritans) study?
effect of modeling
effect of train size
effect of time of day
23
Which of the following was an independent variable of the Piliavin (subway Samaritans) study?
number of victims
number of modelers
number of bystanders
number of rewards
24
Which is
not
a conclusion drawn from the Piliavin study?
women were more likely to help
the longer the incident goes on less likely ppl are to help
no strong relationship between size of group and helping
"ill" ppl more likely to be helped than drunk ppl
25
Which of the following was a qualitative measure of the dependent variable in Piliavin?
total number of passengers who helped
comments from passengers
what passengers were wearing
time taken for first passenger to help
26
Which of the following is NOT a way the role of victim was standardized
The victim always said the same thing
Started role at the same time after the train left
The victim always wore the same clothes
27
There were ____ modeling conditions.
3
2
1
4
28
The time taken for a passenger to help was a dependent variable in the study
True
False
29
The sampling method used in the Piliavin (subway Samaritans) was
volunteer sampling
passenger sampling
opportunity sampling
random sampling
30
Which of the following was an independent variable of the Piliavin (subway Samaritans) study?
victim's age
victim's occupation
victim's responsibility
31
What was a dependent variable in the Piliavin (subway Samaritans) study?
total number of passengers who helped
total trials in which a person helped
type of help given
32
How many people were estimated to witness the murder of Kitty Genovese?
38
5
15
79
33
Results: Most helpers in Piliavin were _____.
bored pets
children
male
female
34
Which is
not
true of the results in terms of
race of victim
?
drunk condition: white more likely to receive help
drunk condition: white and black helped equally
ill condition: whites and black helped equally
drunk condition: slight same-race effect
35
Which of the following was an independent variable in the Piliavin (subway Samaritans) study?
race of victim
wardrobe of victim
size of victim
gender of victim
36
Victim's responsibility was operationalized as _____ or _____.
ill (carrying a cane); drunk (carrying a bottle);
ill (complaining of illness); drunk (carrying a bottle)
ill (sweating); drunk (carrying a bottle)
ill (simply falling for no reason); drunk (carrying a cane)
37
True or false Piliavin study: An individual would be more likely to help someone of his own race.
True
False
38
Which of the following best describes the sample in the Piliavin (subway Samaritans) study?
65 participants; 45% white, 55% black
4450 participants; 55% white, 45% black
4450 participants: 45% white, 55% black
65 participants; 55% white, 45% black
39
Where did the Piliavin (subway Samaritans) study take place?
Cambridge University
Penn State University
a New York City subway
the London Underground
40
This study provided ____ evidence for the theory of
diffusion of responsibility
.
a great deal of
some
no
