In Piliavin et al.’s (1969) study on bystander behaviour (the 'Subway Samaritan' study), several dependent variables were recorded by the observers to assess the help-giving behaviour of the passengers.
Identify two of these dependent variables and describe how each was operationalised in the study.
105 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Responses to people in need, covering Piliavin et al. (1969): Subway Samaritan and Levine et al. (2001): Cross-cultural altruism. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.