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Autumns Baked
on Nov 10, 2024
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A failure to assume personal responsibility for helping in an emergency situation often plays an important role in the
A) mere exposure effect.
B) reciprocity norm.
C) bystander effect.
D) social exchange theory.
Personal Responsibility
The acknowledgment and acceptance by an individual that they are accountable for their actions and decisions.
Bystander Effect
A well-documented effect in social psychology where the presence of onlookers reduces a person's inclination to offer help to those in distress.
Social Exchange Theory
A psychological theory proposing that human relationships are formed by the use of a subjective cost-benefit analysis and the comparison of alternatives.
- Discern the psychological and social dynamics that encourage acts of assistance and gauge the effect of bystanders on the probability of offering help.
- Expound on the bystander effect, its causative factors, and its significance for collective responsibility and autonomous intervention in critical moments.
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Learning Objectives
- Discern the psychological and social dynamics that encourage acts of assistance and gauge the effect of bystanders on the probability of offering help.
- Expound on the bystander effect, its causative factors, and its significance for collective responsibility and autonomous intervention in critical moments.