Hundreds of psychological studies on helping strangers were triggered by the case of the brutal murder of Kitty Genovese whose violent death was witnessed by a number of people who did nothing to help her.

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This statement is true. The murder of Kitty Genovese in 1964 in New York City led to the development of the "bystander effect" theory in psychology, which suggests that people are less likely to offer help to someone in distress if others are also present. Many studies have been conducted on this phenomenon since then.

Hundreds of Psychological Studies on Helping Strangers Were Triggered by the Case