PSYC10004 Lecture 10: PSYC10004 Lecture 10 Notes
20 Sep 2018
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Daughter of middle class italian american family living in nyc. Attacked by winston moseley at 3am in the morning 30m away from apartment door. She escaped when neighbour saw the attack and moseley left. Moseley later returned the same night and killed her. Longest serving prisoner in us (died in 2016) 38 supposedly witnesses faced to call the police or ambulance despite seeing the murder. Whatever is reported in news becomes a social reality. Thought everyone else would intervene so they didn"t have to. Each bystander picking up cues about what is happening and how to react to it. If not one person acts then no one acts. People are more likely to report something if they are alone, not multiple bystanders. People more likely to report something if the danger a ects them, not just someone else from other bystanders. Working out the rewards and costs associated with di erent actions. 15 us school shootings between 1995 and 2001.
