People in a crowd who are demonstrating the bystander effect are likely to___________ .
A) rush to help someone in need
B) display negative power
C) exhibit pluralistic ignorance
D) demonstrate prosocial communication

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The bystander effect occurs when individuals do not offer help to a victim when other people are present. One reason for this is pluralistic ignorance, where each bystander thinks someone else will intervene or believes their intervention is not needed because no one else is acting.

People in a Crowd Who Are Demonstrating the Bystander Effect