S & W pilliavin

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xime lopez

Cards (2)

  • weaknesses
    Ethics
    • Protection of participants
    • Informed Consent
    • Deception
    • No debriefing
  • Generalisability
    Strength 
    • A large sample of 45% black and 55% white individuals ,which might be representative of the new york population .
    •  The study was a Field experiment and it took place in a real life setting , meaning that there was a lack of demand characteristics and the participants were able to show their genuine reactions This gives a High Ecological Validity 
    Allowing to gather information about real life  bystander behavior