In Piliavin et al.'s (1969) "Subway Samaritan" study on bystander behaviour, both quantitative and qualitative data were gathered. Which of the following pairs correctly identifies an example of quantitative data and an example of qualitative data collected during the study?
Quantitative: the physical distance in meters between the victim and the nearest bystander; Qualitative: retrospective accounts gathered from post-trial interviews on the subway platform.
Quantitative: the heart rates of the actors playing the victim; Qualitative: detailed written descriptions of the passengers' facial expressions.
Quantitative: the latency (time elapsed) before the first helper arrived; Qualitative: spontaneous verbal comments made by passengers, such as "It's for a man to help him."
Quantitative: subjective ratings of passenger panic scored on a 111-to-101010 scale; Qualitative: diary entries written by the victims at the end of each day.
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.