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The bystander effect, or bystander apathy, is a social psychological theory that states that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim in the presence of other people. The theory was first proposed in 1964 after the murder of Kitty Genovese , in which a newspaper had reported (albeit erroneously) that 38 bystanders saw or heard the ...
The incident prompted inquiries into what became known as the bystander effect, or "Genovese syndrome", [6] and the murder became a staple of U.S. psychology textbooks for the next four decades. Researchers have since uncovered major inaccuracies in the Times article, and police interviews revealed that some witnesses had attempted to contact ...
Peng Yu, also referred to as the Peng Yu case [1] or the Nanjing Peng Yu Incident, [2] was a civil lawsuit in the People's Republic of China, brought before the Nanjing District Court in 2007. In 2006, Peng Yu had encountered Xu Shoulan after she had fallen , breaking her femur .
Video of the terrifying incident ran on the station’s morning news program, capturing the sound of at least eight gunshots, then screams, and briefly showed Flanagan, 41, holding a gun.
An image from a police body camera shows bystanders including Darnella Frazier, third from right, filming a Minneapolis police officer pressing his knee on George Floyd's neck. Minneapolis Police ...
The murder of Kitty Genovese took place on March 13, 1964. The New York Times reported Genovese was assaulted and killed by Winston Moseley inside her apartment building. The crime is famous ...
The case also cited the role played in Piang's death by the "bystander effect", which was first raised by the brutal murder of Kitty Genovese at Queens, New York in 1964, where it was allegedly witnessed by about 38 witnesses, who did not report the case or intervene to help the 28-year-old victim, which demonstrated striking similarities to ...
Baader–Meinhof effect; Barnum effect; Bezold effect; Birthday-number effect; Boomerang effect; Bouba/kiki effect; Bystander effect; Cheerleader effect; Cinderella effect; Cocktail party effect; Contrast effect; Coolidge effect; Crespi effect; Cross-race effect; Curse of knowledge; Diderot effect; Dunning–Kruger effect; Einstellung effect ...