Kitty Genovese was stabbed repeatedly in front of her apartment house, but not one of the 38 neighbours who witnessed her plight intervened or called the police. This incident stimulated the interest of social psychologists in

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The incident of Kitty Genovese stimulated the interest of social psychologists in the bystander effect, which refers to the phenomenon where individuals are less likely to intervene or offer help in an emergency situation when other people are present.

Kitty Genovese Was Stabbed Repeatedly in Front of Her Apartment