Piliavin Et Al
This quiz will ask questions on Piliavin et al's 'Subway Samaritan' experiment.
- 1.What is altruism?
- A.
A desire to do good without expecting any rewards
- B.
A desire to do good because a reward will be given
- C.
Not having a desire to do good due to the costs of helping
- D.
Not helping a victim in an emergency situation
- 2.Where was Piliavin et al's experiment held?
- A.
Yale University
- B.
London Subway Train
- C.
A mock prison
- D.
New York Subway Train
- 3.What was Piliavin et al's sample selection process?
- A.
Self selected/volunteer
- B.
Opportunity
- C.
Random
- 4.How many participants were there involved in this experiment (Subway Samaritan) across all times it was carried out?
- A.
4000
- B.
3040
- C.
4450
- D.
4470
- 5.How many seconds into the journey did the victim collapse?
- A.
70
- B.
130
- C.
45
- D.
60
- 6.Which is NOT a genuine statement from a female bystander?
- A.
I'm not strong enough
- B.
I wish I could help him
- C.
It's for men to help
- D.
Drunk people don't deserve help, it's their own fault
- 7.The Cane Victim recieved instant help what percent of the time?
- A.
35%
- B.
16%
- C.
95%
- D.
22%
- 8.What type of experiment was Piliavin's study on helping behaviour?
- A.
Natural/Quasi Experiment
- B.
Lab Experiment
- C.
Field Experiment
- 9.Name an independant variable in Piliavin et al's study on helping behaviour in an emergency situation.
- A.
Comments made by bystanders
- B.
Type of victim e.g. drunk or cane
- C.
Amount of time taken until help was given by bystander
- 10.Name a dependant variable in piliavin et al's study on helping behaviour in an emergency situation.
- A.
Presence/absence of helping model
- B.
The amount of time taken until help was given by bystander
- C.
Race of the victim
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