Ginny thinks she hears a husband physically abusing his wife. However, she does not call the police because she is afraid that her neighbors will ostracize her if she is wrong. Ginny's failure to act is a case of

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Ginny's failure to act is due to audience inhibition, which occurs when an individual refrains from intervening in an emergency situation because of the fear of being judged or embarrassed by others if their intervention is deemed unnecessary or incorrect.

Ginny Thinks She Hears a Husband Physically Abusing His Wife