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Bystander Effect

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
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1.

When the presence of others lessens the individual's feelings of responsibility for their actions or failure to act, it is called

a)

Bystander Effect

b)

Stereotype

c)

Diffusion of Responsibility

d)

Identification

2.

Individuals behave irrationally when there is less chance of being personally acknowledged or recognized. This is called

a)

Sleeper Effect

b)

Bystander effect

c)

Deindividuation

d)

Self-Justification

3.

When an individual does not take action because of the presence of others, it is called

a)

Social loafing

b)

Stereotype

c)

Diffusion of Responsibility

d)

Identification

4.

The bystander effect means people have an automatic tendency to look for something or someone to blame for unfortunate events rather than analyze the situation

a)
True
b)

False

5.

If there's a big fire in the mall and I see people running into stores and stealing things and then I join the big crowd and also steal, what psychological term best represents this situation?

a)

Social norms

b)

Bystander Effect

c)

Diffusion of Responsibility

d)

Deindividuation

6.

Situation A: I see a person being attacked and I think I could stop the attack. There is only one other person with me.

Situation B: I see a person being attacked and I think I could stop the attack. I am in a large crowd.

According to the lecture, in which situation would I actually try to stop the attack?

a)

Situation A

b)

Situation B

7.

When I am gaming, I am known as Queen Bee. I often say very ugly things in the chat room and others may think I am mean. In this situation, I am following the psychological behavior of ______________________

a)

Bystander Effect

b)

Social Unawareness

c)

Deindividuation

d)

Deviance

8.

A small group __________________ the diffusion of responsibility because people may feel more responsible for the situation.

a)

diminishes

b)

increases

c)

equalizes

9.

Explain the Kitty Genovese situation in 3-4 sentences. Make sure you include the reason why this is mentioned in this video of Bystander Effect.

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