PSYCH 13 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Pole And Polar, Pluralistic Ignorance, Psych
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If the cost of helping is low, you will help because it will gain you help from them in the future and you are very aware of this fact help ourselves. Helping in big cities vs. small towns. Lost letters addressed and stamped letters that are lost around town are more likely to reach the person in a small town. Surveys more likely to get people to fill out a survey in a small town. Wrong numbers reaching the wrong number with your last dime and asking if they will replay your message to this number is most likely to be done in a small town. The likelihood of being helped decreases with increasing number of bystanders. Ambiguity if you are witnessing a possible emergency and you are unsure as to what you should do, you will seek information about the situation before you act.
