Piliavin multi-choice

This study is an example of
1. A laboratory study
2. A field experiment
3. A correlational analysis
4. A natural experiment
5. A case study
The study was done in
1. Hull
2. Paris
3. London
4. New York
5. a bus
Which ethical guidelines did the study not break?
1. Consent
2. Withdrawal
3. Debriefing
4. Observation
The independent variables in this study included
1. The type of 'victim'
2. Time of the train
3. How many people helped
4. Length of the train
5. Age of driver
The participants were
1. General studies students
2. Psychologists
3. Psychiatrists
4. Line dancers
5. Line dancers
A major strength of the study was that
1. It didn't break any ethical guidelines
2. It was very in-depth producing lots of background information on the participants
3. It was cross cultural
4. It was high in ecological validity
What was the result in relation to 'race'?
1. People were much more likely to help people of their own 'race'
2. There were no differences to be found
3. There was a very slight tendency for people to help people of their own 'race'
4. All of the above are incorrect
Ethically the study can be criticised because
1. The participants were being observed
2. The participants names were given
3. Notes were taken
4. The participants could not be debriefed.
The dependent variables in this study included
1. The 'race' of the person who helped
2. The time it took to help
3. The sex of the person who helped
4. All of the above
Which one of the following findings was not true?
1. Spontaneous help nearly always occurred before the model had chance to act
2. Help was given quicker to a lame victim than a drunk victim
3. There was no evidence of diffusion of responsibility (i.e. larger groups did not help less)
4. The helpers were split equally between males and females

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