While driving to work,LaVerne's car started smoking and broke down on a road with a lot of traffic.Her cell phone's battery died,so she could not call for help.For more than 2 hours,she was unsuccessful in flagging down someone to stop to help.Finally,a police officer offered assistance.LaVerne's difficulty in getting someone to help is an example of:

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The bystander effect is the phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help in emergency situations when there are other people around. This is due to diffusion of responsibility, where individuals feel less personally responsible to take action because they assume someone else will do it. In LaVerne's case, she was unsuccessful in flagging down someone to help for over 2 hours, indicating that bystanders were not taking action to assist her.

While Driving to Work,LaVerne's Car Started Smoking and Broke Down