many helpers or just one kitty genovese incident does the situation matter? good samaritan study
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Many Helpers or Just One
• Kitty Genovese Incident• Does the Situation Matter?
• Good Samaritan Study
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Good Samaritan Study
• Subjects were all seminary students
• They were either late for an appointment, on time, or early
• Some were giving a talk on the good Samaritan parable. Other were talking about job opportunities; personality measures were included
• They meet a “neighbor” on the way to their appointment
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• Kitty Genovese Incident• Does the Situation Matter?
• Good Samaritan Study• Is there an Emergency?
• Smoke Filled Room Study
Many Helpers or Just One
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Smoked Filled Room Experiment
• Subjects are either alone in a 3 person group or with 2 confederates
• As they fill-out a questionnaire the room begins to fill with smoke
• They can report the smoke the question is do they do it.
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• Kitty Genovese Incident• Does the Situation Matter?
• Good Samaritan Study• Is there an Emergency?
• Smoke Filled Room Study• Lady in Distress Study
Many Helpers or Just One
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Lady in Distress Study
• They sat waiting for an experiment to begin either alone, in pairs of strangers, with a confederate, or with a friend
• The experimenter goes to the back room to get materials and they hear a crash and then hear her moaning and crying for help
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• Kitty Genovese Incident• Does the Situation Matter?
• Good Samaritan Study• Is there an Emergency?
• Smoke Filled Room Study• Lady in Distress Study
• Am I Responsible?• Seizure Study
Many Helpers or Just One
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Seizure Study
• They are in a study involving “discussion of personal problems.” One “subject” notes that he is an epileptic and his condition is quite serious
• In addition to the “epileptic” there are 1 subject, 2 subjects, or 5 subjects
• The epileptic has a seizure. Do the subjects help?
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Summary of Decisions Involved
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Two Processes Involved
• Is there an Emergency?• Pluralistic Ignorance
• Am I Responsible?• Diffusion of Responsibility