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Diffusion of responsibility [1] is a sociopsychological phenomenon whereby a person is less likely to take responsibility for action or inaction when other bystanders or witnesses are present. Considered a form of attribution , the individual assumes that others either are responsible for taking action or have already done so.
Taking personal responsibility, admitting mistakes and failures, embracing responsibility for serving others Forgiveness: Letting go of one's own mistakes, letting go ...
Preferential promoters of the concept of personal responsibility (or some popularization thereof) may include (for example) parents, [4] managers, [5] politicians, [6] technocrats, [7] large-group awareness trainings (LGATs), [8] and religious groups. [9] Some see individual responsibility as an important component of neoliberalism. [10]
For example, they claim personal responsibility for successes but not failures in an attempt to influence how others perceive them. Motivation works in conjunction with cognitive factors to produce personally satisfying and self-preserving attributions for outcomes. [8]
Locus of control as a theoretical construct derives from Julian B. Rotter's (1954) social learning theory of personality. It is an example of a problem-solving generalized expectancy, a broad strategy for addressing a wide range of situations.
In existential psychotherapy, responsibility assumption is the doctrine, practiced by therapists such as Irvin D. Yalom where an individual taking responsibility for the events and circumstances in their lives is seen as a necessary basis for their making any genuine change.
Musk in 2018 teased he was "considering taking Tesla private" if the share price hit $420, but the company is still publicly traded despite crossing the meme-ified benchmark more than once.
If a single individual is asked to complete a task alone, the sense of responsibility will be strong, and there will be a positive response; however, if a group is required to complete a task together, each individual in the group will have a weak sense of responsibility, and will often shrink back in the face of difficulties or responsibilities.