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2. Whodunnit?
a. Problem statement: Why did no one
b. BS:
c. Problem Analysis:
d. Learning Goals:
i. How do helping behaviours differ between being in a group or alone?
ii. How do situational factors affect helping behaviours?
iii. How do individual differences of the victim/bystander affect helping
behaviours?
Notes on Literature
1. Darley and Latané (1968)
a. Hypotheses on the Kitty Genovese killing
i. Diffusion of responsibility
ii. Diffusion of potential blame (for not taking action)
iii. The possibility that somebody, unperceived, had already initiated helping
action
b. Results
i. Plausibility of Manipulation
1. Almost all of the subjects perceived the fit as real
ii. Effect of group size on helping
1. Group of 2: 85%
2. Group of 6: 31%
3. Group of 3: 62%
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2. Whodunnit?
a. Problem statement: Why did no one
b. BS:
c. Problem Analysis:
d. Learning Goals:
i. How do helping behaviours differ between being in a group or alone?
ii. How do situational factors affect helping behaviours?
iii. How do individual differences of the victim/bystander affect helping
behaviours?
Notes on Literature
1. Darley and Latané (1968)
a. Hypotheses on the Kitty Genovese killing
i. Diffusion of responsibility
ii. Diffusion of potential blame (for not taking action)
iii. The possibility that somebody, unperceived, had already initiated helping
action
b. Results
i. Plausibility of Manipulation
1. Almost all of the subjects perceived the fit as real
ii. Effect of group size on helping
1. Group of 2: 85%
2. Group of 6: 31%
3. Group of 3: 62%
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