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    What is the "bystander effect"?

    Question #110392. Asked by star_gazer. (Nov 01 09 9:34 AM)


    serpa

    		The bystander effect is the somewhat controversial name given to a social psychological phenomenon in cases where individuals do not offer help in an emergency situation when other people are present. The probability of help has in the past been thought to be inversely proportional to the number of bystanders. In other words, the greater the number of bystanders, the less likely it is that any one of them will help. This has never been successfully proved beyond the very basic research given here. Scientists have never been able to link the number of people to the chances of reporting in any way.[1]

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect

    Nov 01 09, 10:31 AM
    star_gazer

    		A recent crime at a California highschool would seem to be part of this sad social behavior.

    http://www.sphere.com/2009/10/30/cries-for-help-not-always-answered/?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sphere.com%2F2009%2F10%2F30%2Fcries-for-help-not-always-answered%2F

    Nov 01 09, 10:35 AM

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