PSYC 2040 Chapter : Chapter 9
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Ex: faking a seizure; if one person then they are more likely to help, but if 3 or 4 people who see, then less likely to get help- when you get help; took a lot longer. Negative correlation; responsibility is dispersed diffusion of responsibility: diffusion of responsibility bystanders to an emergency share responsibility, the more bystanders, the less any one of them feels responsible to act. Even if you are ahead of schedule, still only 63% helped. Correctly interpret that event is an emergency bystanders do and say. When we are not sure, we tend to side on the side that everything is all right. If others are around, we tend to look towards them and see what they are doing. Pluralistic goes away if you are with a group of friends or if you are drunk because. Pluralistic ignorance tendency of bystanders to rely on what other you don"t care if you look dumb if you are wrong.
