Bystander Effect IB Psychology

Levine et al. (2001) studied cross-cultural differences in helping. What variable did they correlate helping with?

• Economic productivity

• Cultural values

• Population density

• Social media usage

Which study showed that people are more likely to help when they are alone?

• The Smoky Room study

• The Bystander Effect study

• The Social Influence study

• The Group Dynamics study

The concept of social influence is most closely linked with:

• The bystander effect

• Cognitive dissonance

• Groupthink

• Social facilitation

Who are the two psychologists most famously associated with bystanderism?

• Darley and Latane

• Bandura and Skinner

• Freud and Jung

• Maslow and Rogers

Which term refers to the idea that “others aren’t reacting, so maybe this isn’t an emergency”?

• Pluralistic ignorance

• Social facilitation

• Bystander effect

• Cognitive dissonance

The Smoky Room Study (1968) is an example of:

• A lab experiment on informational social influence

• A field study on conformity

• A case study on group dynamics

• An observational study on social behavior

What is the bystander effect?

• The tendency for individuals to help others in need regardless of the number of bystanders present.

• The likelihood of helping decreases as the number of bystanders increases.

• The phenomenon where people are more likely to intervene when they are alone than in a group.

• The increased likelihood of individuals helping when they see others doing the same.

Which of the following most reduces the bystander effect?

• Being made personally responsible

• Having a large group of people present

• Ignoring the situation

• Feeling anonymous in the crowd

What famous case sparked interest in bystander research?

• Kitty Genovese murder case

• O.J. Simpson trial

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

In the Smoky Room study, participants were less likely to report smoke when:

• With passive confederates

• In a crowded room

• When alone

• With active confederates