PSYCH 2AA3 Lecture Notes - Pluralistic Ignorance
7 Nov 2013
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80% of subjects are likely to help if they are alone, but significantly less likely to help if they aren"t alone. This is because when alone, diffusion of responsibility is destroyed (i. e. no one else is present to take responsibility of reacting to the emergency, other than the subject). Test question examples: woman in distress experiment: Test for high ambiguity (i. e. subjects may not know this is an emergency situation) Check the witness makeup. (i. e. 2 or more witnesses present. Check for low ambiguity (i. e. subjects know this is an emergency situation/ someone has to help) Check for lack of communication (which destroys pluralistic ignorance). 5 step bystander intervention model: (how to avoid participating in diffusion of responsibility/pluralistic ignorance) Notice the event. (paying attention and realizing something is happening will reduce ambiguity). Interpret the event as an emergency (which defeats pluralistic ignorance). Decide that you have a personal responsibility to help in that said emergency (which defeats diffusion of responsibility).
