Ch 10 Helping Behaviors Part 2 Nov 14 2011 Situational Influences on Helping Effect of crowds The Bystander Effect Research on this began w Kitty Genovese murder in 1964 in NYC Details of the incident How did bystanders react Darley Latane s follow up experiments Confederate appear to have seizure either alone with 1 other participant or 4 other participants What is Diffusion of Responsibility Obstacles to helping in these situations Noticing Interpreting Shotland s research on intervening in male female assaults The role of pluralistic ignorance Responsibility Deciding how to help Other situational influences on helping Rural Urban areas Culture Role modeling Who gets helped The roles of attractiveness responsibility Gender Based on type of situation Increasing Helping Note that people do not always want help Increasing helping among bystanders Avoid the overjustification effect Issue among volunteer orgs
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