Chapter 5

Question 1

What is a bystander

Answer 1

• bystander = observer of situation/potential
• active bystander = intervenes, doesn’t risk own life or escalate
• passive bystander = doesn’t intervene

Question 2

Barrier to active bystanding

Answer 2

• negative experience = intervene in similar situation and got negative response
• support = may not have support to intervene
• risk = of increasing harm
• gender, cultural, and social roles = norms that make it hard to intervene
• emotional state = personally triggering
• peer pressure = hard to challenge that norm of peers
• self confidence = affect ability to react

Question 3

Ambivalence to active bystanding (can prevent)

Answer 3

• social influence (look to other’s behaviors, 92% won’t act because think others will do it)
• evaluation apprehension (fear of negative judgement)
• diffusion of responsibility (think someone else will address the situation)
• pluralistic ignorance (want to intervene, but think you’re the only one who thinks it is wrong)

Question 4

Five step decision-making model

Answer 4

• recognize the problem
• interpret the problem (need for intervention?)
• take personal responsibility(overcome automatic thoughts)
• decide how to assist
• take action

Question 5

intervening guidlines

Answer 5

• be ready
• identify the behavior (call out the behavior, not the person)
• appeal to principles (most people are good people)
• set limits (respect yourself and others)
• find allies
• be persistent (follow up)