https://padlet.com/oliviam41/31n8mkisbxim Psychology homework en-us 2018-11-14 08:31:57 UTC 2018-11-14 11:23:41 UTC hello@padlet.com oliviam41 https://padlet.com/oliviam41/31n8mkisbxim/wish/304167824 To study the factors affecting whether people would help a collapsed man on the New York underground.]]> 2018-11-14 08:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviam41/31n8mkisbxim/wish/304167824 oliviam41 https://padlet.com/oliviam41/31n8mkisbxim/wish/304167874 Male experimenters fake collapsed on the Eight Avenue Line trains in New York, between Harlem and Midtown . The number of people who helped and the time taken to help was recorded. The race, apparent responsibility of the victim (drunk or ill), the presence of a mode helper, and the number of passengers present were manipulated.]]> 2018-11-14 08:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviam41/31n8mkisbxim/wish/304167874 oliviam41 https://padlet.com/oliviam41/31n8mkisbxim/wish/304167906 79% of victims received help. 
Help was more likely if the victim appeared to be ill. 
There was some increased tendency for people to help those of their own race. 
The number of bystanders made little difference, and most people were helped before the model could initiate helping.]]> 2018-11-14 08:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviam41/31n8mkisbxim/wish/304167906 oliviam41 https://padlet.com/oliviam41/31n8mkisbxim/wish/304167964 Provided people are in closed environment where they cannot simply leave, they are likely to help someone in need. 
Helping is most likely when the victim is seen as not responsible for the situation and is the same race as helpers. 
The number of bystanders is not important in the situation.]]> 2018-11-14 08:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviam41/31n8mkisbxim/wish/304167964 oliviam41 https://padlet.com/oliviam41/31n8mkisbxim/wish/304168060 In March 1964 a young woman Kitty Genovnese was stabbed and killed in Queens, New York. What was remarkable about the murder was that there were 38 witnesses who did nothing until it was too late. 
The killer attacked Kitty at 3am on her way home from work. Kitty screamed and light went on in surrounding apartments, but no one did anything but call out. The police were called at 3:50am.]]> 2018-11-14 08:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviam41/31n8mkisbxim/wish/304168060 oliviam41 https://padlet.com/oliviam41/31n8mkisbxim/wish/304168250 High ecological validity.
- natural environment
- normal situation
High reliability.
- lots of repeats
- inter rater reliability (two observers)
Measure used were objective (assess behaviours more accurately).]]> 2018-11-14 08:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviam41/31n8mkisbxim/wish/304168250 oliviam41 https://padlet.com/oliviam41/31n8mkisbxim/wish/304169387 Unethical.
- harm and distress (anxiety whilst witnessing and guilt after)
- deception (confederate)
- no informed consent
Low internal validity.
- difficult to generalise
- possible order effects
Low population validity.
- conducted in a single city
- Harlem is mostly working class (known to be more likely to help)]]> 2018-11-14 08:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviam41/31n8mkisbxim/wish/304169387