Extended Project

[bikeperson45]

Hey, in my sixth form I either had to do CSLA or extended project, chose the latter because at least I might be interested in it. I missed the first meeting and no one thought to tell me so ended up doing my proposal literally 10 minutes before we had to hand it in. Hadn't thought about it all.

I went along the investigation lines and wanted to do it along the lines of 'What does the severity of a scenario have to be before a unknowing volunteer intervenes?' So like if they saw a mugging would people help in any way etc. Anyone know anything about this sort of thing before I can find on the internet/books? Is it realistic? I wanted to go out and stage some 'scenarios' and see if a member of the public would respond.

And if anyone has done the extended project and has any words of wisdom, post em up

Thanks

[RobinJI]

Probably wouldn't hurt to mention what subject you're actually studying.

There's a video on youtube of some guys steeling (their own) bikes in public in New York to see what peoples reaction would be, which is quite interesting.

There you go:

Edited October 5, 2010 by RobinJI

[Odd Socks]

Hi,

My better half did experimental psychology when at university and I think I remember some sort of study on an incident where a woman was raped in public on the street and people just walked by. Can't think exactly what it was or where but I will ask her and see if she remembers. Something to do with mob mentality, "one person walks by, everyone walks by"

What might be interesting is to try a number of different levels of the same sort of situation as people may react to different offences in different ways. eg. man arguing with woman, man hitting woman, man struggling with woman on ground, compared with same but role reversal.

Good luck and let us know where you get with this.

Tim

[anzo]

Channel 4 did a documentary on it - a couple of common senarios;

Shop robbery whilst you were at the checkout - would you comply or be a hero?

A gang of people fighting with a younger person on the bus, the bus stops, victim runs and the gang chase after him

Viewing a mugging

A random attack in the street

Two of the situations were real life experiences from the point of view of the victims and witnesses (the random attack and the mugging - I think the mugging one the victim was stabbed for the sake of £4) but nobody stepped in.

Quite an interesting topic you've picked!

(I'll try and find the documentary for you later)

[bikeperson45]

What might be interesting is to try a number of different levels of the same sort of situation as people may react to different offences in different ways. eg. man arguing with woman, man hitting woman, man struggling with woman on ground, compared with same but role reversal.

Yea this is what I'm thinking. So to see how 'bad' something happening has to be before someone will try and stop it, will probably something along the lines of what you just said.

Going to use a few of my friends to do this, probably film it (hidden of course) and so they can stop if someone if it looks like they're going to actually call the police.

Found in the lirbrary today a similar experiment Pilivion something did where a drunk person collapses in a train carrage when it's seven and a half minutes till the next stop.

Thanks for the posts

[Krisboats]

I tried helping out in a street fight a year ago, guy and his girlfriend walking home from a night out early hours of the morning get shouted at by a group of youths and the guy shouts back. Things escalated and i ran over to help. I ended up with a mallet finger injury and a bit of a talking to by the police but i'm happier i have that than having walked away.

Also a few weeks ago saw some mid-late 50's man on the train chatting away one minute then slumped over the next. I got up and checked if he was okay, which he was, just a tad drunk. Was quite awkward trying to explain i was just making sure he was okay without insinuating he looked like he would fall dead at any minute. He seemed grateful for the concern though.

That said i have been in a situation years ago where something was happening and you sort of look at everyone else to see if you should all intervene and nobody moves, it's like you know you should do something but for some reason you just don't. It's stupid. I really get overwhelmed with regret afterwards so try and avoid just standing there now.

[bikeperson45]

I really get overwhelmed with regret afterwards so try and avoid just standing there now.

Yea I hate that as well, feel guilty the rest of the day.

In terms of the project now, I'm not allowed to do it because 'risk of someone calling the police or you being arrested is to high'.

But I've been told what I can do is drop a letter on the ground and see how far away someone will go to put it in a letterbox. Fun.

[isitafox]

Yea I hate that as well, feel guilty the rest of the day.

In terms of the project now, I'm not allowed to do it because 'risk of someone calling the police or you being arrested is to high'.

But I've been told what I can do is drop a letter on the ground and see how far away someone will go to put it in a letterbox. Fun.

A better one would be to pretend to put some cash in an envelope right next to a postbox and then try to post it so it falls out as you walk away then see what happens!