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  2. Murder of Kitty Genovese - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Bystander effect - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Volunteer's dilemma - Wikipedia

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    Because the volunteer receives no benefit, there is a greater incentive for freeriding than to sacrifice oneself for the group. If no one volunteers, everyone loses. The social phenomena of the bystander effect and diffusion of responsibility heavily relate to the volunteer's dilemma. [citation needed]

  5. Harold Takooshian - Wikipedia

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    bystander effect studies Harold Takooshian (born 1949) is an American psychologist , scholar, and professor at Fordham University . He is best known as an expert on the Kitty Genovese murder case, having spent many years studying the subject and the role that the " bystander effect " played therein.

  6. Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California - Wikipedia

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    Regents of the University of California, 17 Cal. 3d 425, 551 P.2d 334, 131 Cal. Rptr. 14 (Cal. 1976), was a case in which the Supreme Court of California held that mental health professionals have a duty to protect individuals who are being threatened with bodily harm by a patient. The original 1974 decision mandated warning the threatened ...

  7. Compassion fade - Wikipedia

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    The bystander effect is the concept that people are less willing to help in the presence of other people than when they are alone. Research in the late 1960s by Darley and Latane found only 62% of people were motivated to offer help when in a group greater than five people. [ 24 ]

  8. List of psychological effects - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Prosocial behavior - Wikipedia

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    The bystander effect is the phenomenon that an individual's likelihood of helping decreases when passive bystanders are present in a critical situation. For example, when someone drops a stack of papers on a crowded sidewalk, most people are likely to continue passing him/her by. This example can be extended to even more urgent situations, such ...