Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Murder Of Kitty Genovese, Naturalistic Observation, Blood Pressure

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Shelley Cross- Mellor

Document Summary

Kitty genovese incident why did no one help: form hypothesis. If multiple bystanders are present, then a diffusion of responsibility will decrease each bystander"s likelihood of intervening: test hypothesis (conduct research) Created an emergency situation in the lab. Undergrads in separate rooms; asked to talk to each other via intercom. After some time, a fellow participant (confederate) would fake a. Experimenters manipulated the number of other participants the seizure asking for help subject believed to be there. Measured the number of subjects who would help. Research had to figure out how long it took for the confederate to get help for. Kitty genovese that individual: analyze data. Helping decreased as the perceived number of bystanders increased. Hypothesis is supported (if not revise and revisit) As there were more people present, the percentage of people helping decreased: further research and theory building. Additional studies support the hypothesis; other situations, etc. Theory of social impact developed based on the findings.