EPPP Psychology

Category - Social and Cultural Bases of Behavior

There is a situation in which a number of people witness the extended murder of someone on the street without doing anything to help. What phenomenon is operating here?
  1. Social influence
  2. Social loafing
  3. Diffusion of responsibility
  4. Confused responsibility
Explanation
Answer: C - Diffusion of responsibility is the most significant factor contributing to bystander apathy, the more general term for this situation. Diffusion of responsibility describes the tendency to assume that someone else has or will take action, since there are multiple observers
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