Bystander Decision Making Flashcards
1
Q
Why did no-one come to help Kitty Genovese? Could this have happened outside a big city?
A
- Apathy?
- Indifferent?
- Diffusion of responsibility?
2
Q
Milgram examined “The Experience of Living in Cities”
A
- Calling wrong numbers
- Lost letters
- Responsiveness to others is reduced as an adaptation to the high level of social input
- Research confirms a decline in treatment with an increase of social areas
3
Q
Bystander intervention requires:
Key influence is the…
A
- Notice the event
- Define it as an emergency
- Take responsibility
- Presence of others
- Social comparison
- Diffusion of responsibility
4
Q
Experiments done on this area:
A
- Sit you in a chair alone
- Fill in a questionnaire
- 70% of those people go seek help
5
Q
Step 3: Does the person assume responsibility? Explain:
A
- Are there potential costs for helping?
- ‘Good Samaritan’
- Could someone else help?
6
Q
Where does the ‘good samaritan’ come from?
A
- ‘From Jerusalem to Jericho’
- Task: Help a stranger by the wayside
- Manipulated Variables:
- Norms (Parable vs vocational talk)
- Key factor that effects helpfulness is amount of hurry that they’re in
- Big hurry = not many people stopped to help
7
Q
If you think there are other people there…
A
- You assume that the other people are more useful in helping in the situation than you are
8
Q
Intervention in the Chat Room
A
- 4833 people in 400 chat groups
- Time to receive help increased as a function of number of people in chat room
- Help received quickly when directed at specific person
9
Q
Epileptic Seizure Study:
A
- Told that he or she would be doing it alone
- Four more people participating in nearby rooms
- Or one other person in other room
- More bystanders = decreased likelihood of an individual response
- Took almost 3x longer if they perceived fellow bystanders
10
Q
Two coined terms:
A
- Pluralistic Ignorance:
Follow unanimous decision of group, even if you think help is needed
- Diffusion of Responsibility:
Pressure for any one person to respond is divided by all other bystanders
11
Q
5 Step Helping Process:
A
- Notice something is happening
- Realise it’s an emergency
- Assume responsibility
- Know how to help
- Provide help
12
Q
The here and now…
A
- 50 studies / 6000 people faced with opportunity to help
- Social inhibition found in nearly every study
- Likelihood of this occurring by chance is 1 in 16 million
- Less inhibition in dangerous than non-dangerous situations
- Inc arousal, easy to recognise, bystanders provide physical support/resources
