Psychology 2020A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Undergrads, Scientific Method, Histogram
18 Oct 2014
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No one assisted her, there is actually even proof that the neighbors were looking outside the window and ignored it. By the time anyone called the cops, she had died. This could come from the idea that they were assuming that someone else would say something, and that it was not their responsibility. This is known of the diffusion of responsibility (relying on others and neglect their responsibility) It is not a myth of he past a young girl in montreal was beaten outside a subway station, people were watching and nothing was done. The scientific method (using the kitty example to explain the methods) Approach to understanding phenomena which seeks to minimize biases, personal belief and emotions. Researchers believe that no one helped kitty because they did not feel responsible, this led scientists to assume a prediction so they could test it (creating the hypothesis) They measured how long/ if people went and helped the subject.
