Bystander effect

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What is the bystander effect? If someone suddenly feel while walking near you what would you do? Would you help? Or would you be part of the bystander effect phenomenon?

Why does a crowd of witnesses so rarely intervene to help a person who is obviously in trouble? And what does it take to be the person who does?

The Bystander Effect, social psychology

Bystander Effect.

Bystander effect

Photoman777777: I photographed Jack about a month ago as an unknown stranger sitting in Queen St . . . I've been contemplating how those who blame society never mention community, convenient I reckon. If we are all part of this community then no politics could give any shelter to personal indifference. Yeah I know, it's just the bystander effect or some some psychological term that Jack and I don't understand.

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Every one of us has heard of instances where someone was in an emergency, and even though there were other people present, no one bothered to help the helpless victim. This strange phenomenon is known as the bystander effect.