Ginny thinks she hears her upstairs neighbours having a violent argument where the husband is beating his wife.However,she does not call the police because she is afraid that her neighbours will start to avoid her if she is wrong.What does Ginny's failure to act exemplify?

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Ginny's failure to act is an example of audience inhibition, which occurs when an individual refrains from intervening in an emergency situation due to the fear of being judged or embarrassed by others if their intervention is deemed unnecessary or incorrect. In this case, Ginny is afraid of the social repercussions (being avoided by her neighbours) if she misinterprets the situation, leading her to not call the police.

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