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    • Piliavin et al. Aim

      To investigate which factors influence helping behaviour
    • Piliavin et al. Method

      Field experiment with independent measures - 103 trials
    • Piliavin et al. Sample

      Opportunity sample of aprox. 4500 passengers on the New York subway between 11am and 3pm - aprox. 43 people per trial
    • Piliavin et al. Procedure

      Drunk or cane (ill) condition. Actor came on to train and collapsed after 70s. Role model would step in after either 70s or 150s. Observers recorded time to help and characteristics of helper (e.g. age or race)
    • Piliavin et al. Results

      95% of people helped the can victim spontaneously compared to 50% who helped the drunk victim. Help for the drunk victim also came less quickly
    • Piliavin et al. Conclusions

      Helping behaviour is affected by the perceived responsibility of the victim and the cost-reward calculation
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