Diffusion Flashcards
As sociologists have noticed, the size of a ______ influences one’s feelings of loyalty.
society
In both Plato’s story of Gyges’ ring and Wells’ ______, we have the question how people will behave when there are no consequences.
Invisible Man
In smaller societies, individuals tend to have more of a sense of ______ a sense that they are part of something larger, and a sense of “we-ness” predominates.
community
In larger groups, however, individuals tend to rely more on _____, _____, ______, and their loyalty tends to be to themselves.
contracts, rules, credentials, and reason to determine behavior,
These two perspectives are called __________ respectively.
Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft,
The general evidence is that invisibility makes people more ________ and ______ and that visibility tends to make people more active.
passive and “amoral”
The Death of Kitty Genovese prompted an investigation into the social psychological phenomenon that has become known as the ___________ or ________and especially diffusion of responsibility.
bystander effect or “Genovese syndrome”[6]
Research suggests that as the number of witnesses increases, people are ….
slower to help and less likely to do so.
Psychologists call this _______ of helping, and it has proven to be a very useful, predictive concept.
social inhibition
When people thought they were alone, they are more likely to what?
help and do so more quickly than when they thought others are present.
It seems to me that this principle also helps explain the phenomenon of the what?
tragedy of the commons.
That is, resources that are owned by everyone or no one tend to be depleted _______ than if they are owned privately.
faster
There is a related problem in ethics known as the ________ principle which this may also help explain.
“free-rider”
