Diffusion of responsibility/bystander effect
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results
-an ill person is more likely to receive help than one who is drunk -race has little effect on race of helper except when the victim is drunk -diffusion of responsibility effect does not occur in this situation
IVs and DVs
IV: race and condition of victim DV: time taken for responder to help
hypothesis
an individual would be more inclined to help someone of his race than a person of another race
sampling technique
opportunity sampling -trains selected because no stops and 7 1/2 min train ride
diffusion of responsibility
the more people there are, the more likely you are to not feel responsibility
bystander effect
the more people, the less likely to help
participants
4,450 men and women traveling on the 8th ave NYC trains
