If you started to choke in the college cafeteria you would be more likely to get help if only a few other people were there than if the cafeteria were crowded.

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This phenomenon is known as the "bystander effect," where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present. The greater the number of bystanders, the less likely it is that any one of them will help, due to a diffusion of responsibility.

If You Started to Choke in the College Cafeteria You