bystander

bystander apathy

A social psychological phenomenon in which the more people there are viewing a crisis or crime, the less likely they are to offer aid to the victim(s). Also known as the bystander effect. Over 30 people saw the mugging take place, but due to bystander apathy, none of them intervened.
See also: bystander

bystander effect

A social psychological phenomenon in which the more people there are viewing a crisis or crime, the less likely they are to offer aid to the victim(s). Also known as bystander apathy. Over 30 people saw the mugging take place, but due to the bystander effect, none of them intervened.
See also: bystander, effect
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This supports social norms theory, which maintains that successful interventions need to correct the misperceptions that those who promote healthy behavior (i.e., bystander) are in the minority (Neighbors et al., 2010).
Semple and the researchers picked two meters because both male and female bystanders within that range routinely reacted visibly to bawling babies.
And compared to white children, black children in majority black neighborhoods with high unemployment, low education and low median income were nearly half as likely to receive bystander CPR (nearly 60% versus 32%, respectively), the investigators found.
(4) We believe implementing GVV is an effective way to address all of the EEOC recommendations, but will focus specifically on the impact for targets, the organization, and bystanders. For an overview, see Figure 1.
Bystander intervention isn't necessarily an inherent instinct in many students.
Despite the proven long- and short-term survival benefits, bystander CPR offered to cardiac arrest victims remains at its lowest rate globally with only 50% of victims receiving CPR from a bystander at best.
Pollack, from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues collected detailed information on all cardiac arrests at nine regional centers to examine the correlation of bystander automated external defibrillator use with survival and functional outcomes.
The bystander effect refers to the finding that the more people present, the lower the likelihood that any one of them will help in an emergency situation (Latane & Darley, 1970).
Men are more likely to receive bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in public locations compared to women, and they are more likely to survive after the life-saving measure, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2017.
Bystander: An out-of-control trolley--the driver is unconscious--is barreling toward five track workers trapped on the track ahead of it.
"Positive bystander behaviour", which included seeking help from a teacher or a peer or providing emotional support to the victim as well as directly intervening in the incident, was more frequently suggested by participants in cyberbullying scenarios than in more traditional ones.
The bystander effect, as it's known, became famous in the 1960s, following the tragic murder of Kitty Genovese.
The bystander effect, as it's known, became famous in the 1960s following the tragic murder of Kitty Genovese.
But in bystander situations even small actions can prevent possible tragedy.