You are driving to school and notice that there is an injured dog lying on the side of the road-presumably the victim of a hit-and-run. You are in a very busy part of town, however, so you decide that your help probably is not needed (someone else will attend to the dog and call for help, if they have not already). Social psychologists would say that ____ prevented you from helping in this case.
A)belief in a just world
B)diffusion of responsibility
C)the Good Samaritan effect
D)the commons dilemma

Question

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The concept of "diffusion of responsibility" suggests that individuals are less likely to take action or feel a sense of responsibility in the presence of a large group of people, under the assumption that someone else will intervene. This explains why you might not help the injured dog, thinking others will.

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