A-LevelPsychologySocial approach9990/12 · Oct/Nov 2025 · Q34 Marks
In the study by Piliavin et al. (subway Samaritans), there were: • models • victims (acting drunk or acting ill).
- (a)Identify two features of the models used in this study. 1 2[2]
- (b)Outline one result in relation to the victim acting drunk before any model gave help.[2]
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- [1] (a) White.
- [1] (a) Male.
- [1] (a) Age 24-29.
- [1] (a) Wore informal/casual clothes.
- [2] (b) A white drunk victim was helped more than a black drunk victim.
- [2] (b) More people left the critical area when the drunk victim was white compared to when the drunk victim was black.
- [2] (b) More comments were made when the drunk victim was white compared to when the drunk victim was black.
- [2] (b) Same-race helping was seen more than other-race helping.
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