PSYC1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Murder Of Kitty Genovese
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Kitty genovese was attacked and murdered - people watched. Lead to a theory that was explained by the bystander effect and diffusion of responsibility - due to an awareness of others being present. Response is dependent on the social situation (actions are not always consistent) Hyp = the more people present, the less likely individuals will be to help. 1: form hypothesis, test hyp eg. experimental simulation, analyse data and report ndings, ask more q"s and more hyp"s w more experiments. Quasi-experiment = pp"s not randomly assigned to experimental conditions (correlational).
