During rush hour one afternoon, Tabitha sees a van on fire at the side of the road. Though normally she would drive on by assuming that someone else had already called for help, she learned in her psychology class that people often walk or drive past emergencies, due to __________. When she calls 911, she is nonetheless shocked to learn that nobody else has called in the fire.
A)social facilitation
B)normative social conformity
C)the bystander effect
D)deindividuation
E)repressed tendencies

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct answer is the bystander effect, which refers to the phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present. The more bystanders there are, the less likely any one of them is to help, often due to the assumption that someone else will take action.

During Rush Hour One Afternoon, Tabitha Sees a Van on Fire