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Question 37

A field experiment was conducted on a metropolitan subway train to investigate bystander intervention in response to a collapsed victim. A confederate collapsed on the floor of the subway carriage, and the primary responses of 160 passengers in the carriage were recorded.

Table 1: Primary responses of passengers to a collapsed victim on a subway train

Primary behavior observedOffered immediate direct helpOffered help only after a model intervenedMoved away from the critical areaMade verbal comments without offering helpTotal
Frequency82342816160

Identify and outline two conclusions that can be made from the quantitative data collected in this study.

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Responses to people in need Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Responses to people in need

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.

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