Problem:
The methods used in conducting this research would start by selecting students from a range of universities aged 18 - 22. Earlier studies have shown that having a more diverse selection when doing research helps one understand how differently people act in emergencies, like the study from Latané & Darley (1970). The participants will then take part in a staged emergency where they think that they will be doing some kind of exercise with others present, but unknowingly have a fake emergency event take place, which is a similar approach to that of Fischer et al. (2011), in which they looked at how the group size affected whether one would help or not. We will then measure how many people stepped in and helped during this fake emergency, just like Mullen et al. (1992) did in their research. It is expected that because there are others around during the emergency, one will be hesitant to step in and help. If one of the participants sees that the person in the emergency is one they have a relationship with, the chances of stepping in and helping increase. If the results match what is expected, it will support the idea that people are less likely to step in and help if there are people around, likely due to diffusion of responsibility. Need Assignment Help?