PSYCH 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Overjustification Effect, Pluralistic Ignorance, Murder Of Kitty Genovese
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Psych 221 lecture 18 getting help. Bystander effect: the more bystanders, the less likely any one of them will help: kitty genovese: she was returning home in the middle of the night when she was attacked by a man with a knife. What contributes to the bystander effect is illustrated in the five steps to getting help: noticing the event (noticing someone is in need) Hurry: 10% - when hurried, they did not notice the event. Topic that they needed to discuss (good samaritan vs. vocation: priming helping via the topic had not effect. Even seemingly obvious events might not appear to be emergencies. Pluralistic ignorance: bystanders assume nothing is wrong because no one else looks concerned. Smoke study: people get help when they are the only one in the room and don"t get help when there are other people in the room doing nothing: assume responsibility. Avoid diffusion of responsibility: the more people, the less you feel responsible.
