Lauren Fox, Curt Reid, Austin Lenz, Jake Karas The Bystander Effect Lauren Fox, Curt Reid, Austin Lenz, Jake Karas
The Creator Bibb Latané John Darley Born July 19, 1937 Published many articles on social attractions and animals Awarded the AAAS for behavioral science research in 1968/1980 Born April 3, 1935 Distinguished American social psychologist Professor at Princeton University’s Department of Psychology
Experimental Purpose Looked at why people didn’t always intervene at the scene of an emergency Studied the social circumstances on people going to intervene in a situation Leads by the murder of Kitty Genovese, the New Yorker murdered in March pf 1964 with 38 witnesses
Overall Analysis The bystander effect, is a social psychological phenomenon that refers to cases in which individuals do not offer any means of help to a victim when other people are present. (Wikipedia) Several variable help explain the bystander effect include ambiguity, cohesiveness and diffusion of responsibility.
Resulting Analysis Allowed for overview on the experiment Checked for cause & effect if the surrounding people helped out or not Example: Leads by the murder of Kitty Genovese, the New Yorker murdered in March pf 1964 with 38 witnesses
Problematic Analysis They didn’t always have problems with their experiment The more people filled the room the less people helped They staged emergency with people lady “fell” Few people in the room: 70% helped Filled the room with people: 40% helped
Group Participation Would you have participated in this experiment? Lauren- I would I'm usually the first to help in problematic situations Austin- I would like to be the “needing help” in the experiment Jake- I would like to help but not be the first to run Curt- I would participate as either the one “needing help” or the helper