Piliavin Study Quiz
- 1.Which ethical guideline did the study not break?
- A.
Right to Withdraw
- B.
Consent
- C.
Observation
- D.
Debriefing
- 2.A major strength of the experiment was that:
- A.
It was very in-depth producing lots of background information on the participants
- B.
It was cross-cultural
- C.
It didn't break any ethical guidelines
- D.
It was high in ecological validity
- 3.The Piliavin study is an example of:
- A.
A field experiment
- B.
A lab experiment
- C.
A natural experiment
- D.
A case study
- 4.What was the result in relation to 'race'?
- A.
There were no differences to be found
- B.
There was a very slight tendency for people to help people of their own 'race'
- C.
People were much more likely to help people of their own 'race'
- D.
People would only help people of the same 'race'
- 5.The independent variables in the study included:
- A.
Time of the train
- B.
Age of driver
- C.
How many people helped
- D.
The type of 'victim'
- 6.The study was carried out in:
- A.
New York
- B.
London
- C.
Paris
- D.
Chorley
- 7.Who were the participants?
- A.
Psychologists
- B.
Psychiatrists
- C.
People using the subway
- D.
General studies students
- 8.The dependent variables in the study included:
- A.
The gender of the person who helped
- B.
The time it took to help
- C.
The 'race' of the person who helped
- D.
All of the above
- 9.Which one of the following findings was not true?
- A.
Spontaneous help nearly always occurred before the model had chance to act
- B.
There was no evidence of diffusion of responsibility
- C.
Help was given quicker to a 'cane' victim than a 'drunk' victim
- D.
The helpers were split equally between males and females
- 10.Ethically the study can be criticised because:
- A.
Notes were taken
- B.
The participants were being observed
- C.
The participants could not be debriefed
- D.
The journey did not last long enough
- 11.How many participants were there approximately taking part in the study?
- A.
4250
- B.
3250
- C.
5450
- D.
4450
- 12.Which avenue was the study being carried out in?
- A.
7th
- B.
8th
- C.
6th
- D.
13th
- 13.Between what time was the study being carried out at?
- A.
11 am and 3 pm
- B.
12 am and 3 pm
- C.
11 am and 2 pm
- D.
12 am and 2 pm
- 14.What was the average percentage of black and white people?
- A.
55 black, 45 white
- B.
50 black, 50 white
- C.
55 white, 45 black
- D.
60 white, 40 black
- 15.How long did the train journey last in which the study was being carried out in?
- A.
7 minutes
- B.
6 minutes
- C.
6.5 minutes
- D.
7.5 minutes
- 16.Which university did the students come from?
- A.
Yale
- B.
Columbia
- C.
Oxford
- D.
Bolton
- 17.How long was it until the 'victim' collapsed?
- A.
65 seconds
- B.
75 seconds
- C.
60 seconds
- D.
70 seconds
- 18.What were the two 'conditions'?
- A.
Drunk and ill
- B.
Drunk and depressed
- C.
Energetic and ill
- D.
Drunk and sober
- 19.What type of data was collected by the researchers?
- A.
Quantitative
- B.
Qualitative
- C.
Both
- D.
Neither
- 20.How many trials were there?
- A.
112
- B.
103
- C.
69
- D.
13
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