Bystander intervention in emergencies: diffusion of responsibility.
@article{Darley1968BystanderII, title={Bystander intervention in emergencies: diffusion of responsibility.}, author={J. Darley and B. Latan{\'e}}, journal={Journal of personality and social psychology}, year={1968}, volume={8 4}, pages={ 377-83 } }
Ss overheard an epileptic seizure. They believed either that they alone heard the emergency, or that 1 or 4 unseen others were also present. As predicted the presence of other bystanders reduced the individual's feelings of personal responsibility and lowered his speed of reporting (p < .01). In groups of size 3, males reported no faster than females, and females reported no slower when the 1 other bystander was a male rather than a female. In general, personality and background measures were… CONTINUE READING
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