PSYC 170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Daniel Batson, Murder Of Kitty Genovese, Pluralistic Ignorance
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Kitty genovese case: 30 + people witnessed attack and no one called the police, latane & darley (1968) Told real subjects that they would engage in a conversation over an intercom with another subject (only one person can speak at once) Independent variable how many other people are there with you. Dependent variable did you get up within. 6 minutes: if you"re the only person there 85% seek help, if you think there"s someone else that can help . 62% help: if you think there are 4+ people 31% help. Diffusion of responsibility: if you want someone to respond, don"t email a group! Filling out questionnaire when room starts to fill with smoke. 40 watched woman being attacked and didn"t do anything. Inaction in numbers: the more people that hear/see someone in trouble, the less likely someone will come to help. Fear of making a fool of ourselves. People in groups help 20% of the time.
