Pilavin (procedure)

Question 1

How much confederates were in each trial?

Answer 1

• 2 female observers
• 1 male victim
• 1 male model

Question 2

Describe the procedure simply?

Answer 2

1) The research team
2) Victim collapses
3) Trials

Question 3

1) The research team

Answer 3

• 4 teams of student researchers carried out the study.
• On each trial, 2 males and 2 females boarded the train at different doors.
• The female passengers sat at the adjacent area. Observed passengers and recorded data for each trial.
• The male confederates took roles of victim/model

4 teams= from University of Columbia

Question 4

2) The victim staggers foward and collapses

Answer 4

• The victim stood at the pole (center of critical area)
• The model stood throughout the trial.
• At approximately 70 seconds into the jorunery, the victim staggers foward and collapses.
• The victim remained lying on the floor looking upwards.
• If the victim recieved no help, the model would help him to his feet at the next stop.

Question 5

3) The trials

Answer 5

• The trials were split into 5 conditions
  1. Critical Early: The model stood stood in the critical area. And waited 70 seconds to help the victim.
  2. Critical Late: The model stood in the critical area. And waited 150 seconds to help the victim.

3. Adjacent Early:The model stood in the adjacent area. And waited 70 seconds to help the victim.
4. Adjacent Late :The model stood in the adjacent area. And waited 150 seconds to help the victim.

Question 6

Describe the female observers

Answer 6

• Observed ppts/ recorded data
• Females sat in the area adjacent to the immidiate critical area.

Question 7

Describe the victim

Answer 7

• Always played by 4 different men
• 1 black man/ 3 white men
• Aged 26-35 years old
• Dressed identically in casual clothes (Eisenhower jacket, no tie, old trousers)
• 38/103 trials= victim smelled of alchol/ carried brown bag with alchol
• 65 trials= Black cane

Question 8

Descrive the models

Answer 8

• They were white males
• Dressed casually
• Helped victim to feet at next stop (if he recieved no help)