social and dispositional factors affecting bystander intervention

Question 1

Dispositional factors affecting bystander intervention?

Answer 1

Similarity to victim

expertise

Question 2

social factors affecting bystander intervention?

Answer 2

Diffusion of responsibility
reaction of others
cost of helping

Question 3

how does ‘similarity to victim’ affect bystander intervention?

Answer 3

If bystander is more like victim they are more likely to feel empathy towards them.

Question 4

How does ‘expertise’ affect bystander intervention?

Answer 4

If you have the expertise you are more likely to help as you know you can.

Question 5

How does ‘diffusion of responsibility affect bystander intervention?

Answer 5

The more people there are the less likely we are to help because we feel we aren’t the only ones responsible.

Question 6

How does ‘reaction of others’ affect bystander intervention?

Answer 6

We don’t want to overreact so we don’t look foolish in front of others.

Question 7

How does the ‘cost of helping’ affect bystander intervention?

Answer 7

We weigh up cost benefits, whether it will take our time and resources to help.

Question 8

Strength of presence of others

Answer 8

SMOKE IN THE ROOM study showed that when there were others they reacted the same way the other people in the room reacted. (supporting evidence)

Question 9

Weakness of presence of others

Answer 9

It’s not a real-life situation as most of the people in the room were actors (conformers) - there was a study done in a real-life situation that showed people were helpful when there were a lot of people around.