Conclusions

Question 1

What do the findings suggest about appearances

Answer 1

The findings suggest that helping is influenced by factors like the appearance, and to some extent the race. They also found men are more likely to help than women

Question 2

Did the findings support or contradict previous research

Answer 2

Contradict, diffusion of responsibility didn’t happen
Victim was helped faster with more passengers in critical area

Question 3

What was the model developed by Piliavin

Answer 3

The arousal cost reward model
Emotional arousal will be increased if they empathise, are close or the emergency continues a long time
Arousal reduced by helping victim
Cost- decide whether rewards of helping outweigh the costs