PSYA02H3 Lecture : Lecture 21

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: John Bassili

Document Summary

A woman, genieve was stabbed by a man with mental disability in new york in 1964. Event took place in a street around apartment. There were 38 witnesses from the apartment and no one called the police. They responded i didn"t want to be involved. In another case, researcher deliberately set up scenario where a woman"s purse was stolen by a man in a public place with people around. No one did anything to help the woman to chase the man. People observe others" behaviour, as no one does anything, no action is performed. People were shocked about this unfamiliar situation and do not know what to do. Personal responsibility is when a person recognizes that he is the someone to call the police. In both cases, witnesses were stuck in step 3. 3 factors that contribute bystander apathy are: diffusion of responsibility. No one takes responsibility to help and believes others will help.