aim: see is people
in a big city act
differently to
people in a small
town
method: parked
the car in both
locations and
observed to see
what people will
do gentiles
Results: in new york
people stole parts straight
away in the small town
nothing was stolen and
the only time it was
touched was when
someone was pro social
and closed the car bonnet
conclusion:
people in big
cities
deindividuate
more so more
antisocial
behavior occer
Evaluation: Very high eco
validity conducted in real
city and town it also had
high internal validity
because Ps went about
there normal lives, but the
study had ethical issues
because they did not know
they were being observed