PSYCH 2C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Pluralistic Ignorance
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Woman in distress expt (latane & rodin) Girl walks around playing sounds of things dropping and she yells ouch . Iv: witness makeup: s alone, s + stranger, s + impassive confederate, s + friend. Dv: % of trials in which judy is offered help within 2 minutes. Am i the one who has to help? . We"re lazy and selfish, we would rather have someone else do something than us doing it. We"re also uncertain, so you don"t feel like its your responsibility to help since you don"t know what to do. Iv: number of perceived witness to seizure: s + either 0, 2, or 4 witnesses. The more people there are witnessing an emergency, the less likely someone is actually going to help. More witnesses more diffused responsibility of the group. Dv: % of trials in which subject helps w/in 2 minutes of start of seizure.