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Why this study mattered

Why this study mattered

Top-down and side-view subway carriage showing the victim collapsed near the doors, observers seated nearby, a model/helper further away, and the sequence from departure to collapse to intervention Piliavin et al. asked what makes strangers help when someone suddenly collapses in public. Instead of a lab task, the researchers staged an emergency on a real New York subway train.

Piliavin et al. (1969): Subway Samaritan Lesson

  1. A Level
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  3. /Piliavin et al. (1969): Subway Samaritan

Step-by-step lessons on OCR A Level Psychology Piliavin et al. (1969): Subway Samaritan. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

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