PSYC 360 1st Edition Lecture 14 Outline of Last Lecture - DeindividuationOutline of Current Lecture- HelpingCurrent Lecture-Helping-Coming to the aid of someone in need-Kitty Genovese-Steps between emergency and someone helping-Emergency Happens-Notice the Emergency-Interpret it as an emergency-Take responsibility-Decide how to help-Someone helpsBystander Effect-The tendency for the presence of others to reduce the chance that we will help-Dan Batson-Study of Seminary members-Prepared talk-Jobs of Seminary (Control)-Parable of Good Samaratan (Experiment)-Deliver speech on other side of campus-Find a person in an emergency on the way-Some were told they were in a hurry (less likely to help)-Group of Men Come In. Fill out surveys-Either alone or with 2 passive confederates-Smoke comes through the vents-70% alerted experiment when alone-only 10% when passive confederates-40% when with 3 naive participantsPluralistic Ignorance-Assuming nothing is wrong because no one else appears to assume something is wrong. -Talking on the phone-Woman has phone and has seizure. -100% alerted someone when alone-only 80% did if other person presentDiffusion of Responsibility-Failing to take responsibility on the assumption that someone else will. Costs of Helping-Embarrasment-Yours-Victim-Shame-Victim-Non-Helpers-Potential Bad