Why Do We Help? Pro Social Behavior
When We Don’t Help…. The Bystander Effect Consider the power of the situation
James Bulger- Age 2 Abducted from London Shopping Mall February, 1993 Two ten-year-old boys Brutalized James before killing him The Liverpool 38
New York City Kitty Genovese Ignacio Mendez Hugo Tale Yax
What does the research tell us? John Darley & Bibb Latane Parable of the Good Samaritan Student in “trouble” Smoke seeping into the room
Bystander Intervention…. Notice Define as Emergency Take personal responsibility Act
Bystander Intervention Model Notice Define as emergency Take responsibility Select (and be capable of) a course of action and then act