In observing people's responses to staged emergencies,Darley and Latané (1970)found that ________ greatly decreased intervention.

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Darley and Latané's bystander effect theory suggests that the presence of other bystanders greatly decreases intervention because individuals assume that someone else will take responsibility for helping, leading to a diffusion of responsibility. This is known as the bystander effect.

In Observing People's Responses to Staged Emergencies,Darley and Latané (1970)found