A-LevelPsychologySocial approach9990/12 · May/June 2024 · Q84 Marks

Two friends, Sabtu and Joyah, are discussing the validity of the study by Piliavin et al. (subway Samaritans). Sabtu says the study has validity, but Joyah says the study does not have validity. Explain why you think either Sabtu or Joyah is correct, using evidence from this study in your answer. The friend who I think is correct is because:

(a)Two friends, Sabtu and Joyah, are discussing the validity of the study by Piliavin et al. (subway Samaritans). Sabtu says the study has validity, but Joyah says the study does not have validity. Explain why you think either Sabtu or Joyah is correct, using evidence from this study in your answer. The friend who I think is correct is because:[4]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2024). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

[1] Sabtu: Ecological validity (identification).
[1] As the subway car was a real-world setting, making participant responses natural (explanation).
[1] Some controls, like model dressing with similarity, reduced extraneous variables (explanation).
[1] Joyah: Lacks internal validity due to uncontrolled participant variables like prior experience (identification).
[1] Wide variation in victims across conditions (ill/drunk) could affect DV, not just victim type (explanation).
[1] No black models reduces ecological validity as it doesn't represent real life (explanation).

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