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Kitty Genovese
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Bystander Apathy
Modern Society
100
What it Kitty's full name?
What is Catherine Genovese
100
What percent of people sought out help when they were alone with the victim?
What is 85%.
100
Other terms for bystander apathy include...
What is [The bystander effect] [The Kitty Genovese effect] [Kitty Genovese Syndrome] [Bystander Apathy]
100
How does the bystander effect work in minor situations like bullying?
When people see someone getting bullied, they won't get help or do something about the situation if they see that everyone else is noticing but nobody else is assisting. Even if they want to, they may not react.
200
This test proved that the bystander effect works even in a room by yourself
What is the intercom/seizure test
200
How many witnesses saw or heard the attack?
What is 38 neighbors and passerbys.
200
What percent of people sought out help when they were with the victim and one to two other people?
What is 65%.
200
Does bystander apathy apply to modern day life? If no, why not? If yes, how so?
Yes, in events such as bullying, mugging, robbery, crimes or peer pressure/influence.
200
How does the bystander effect work in modern situations, and everyday events like school and public situations?
Peer influence, even small things like looking at the clock and talking in class.
300
Which test proved that people are less likely to notice things when they were with others?
What is The Smoke and Studies Test
300
How many people actually sought out help or did anything of assistance after realizing that an attack was taking place?
Three people
300
How many people sought out help when they were with 5+ people and the victim?
What is 26%.
300
What is bystander apathy?
The ideation that with crowds comes the diffusion of responsibility. Thoughts like 'there's other people here, someone else will help," "someone here is better qualified," "I can't do anything, anyway," "what if it's not really an emergency?" and "if I help, people will notice me, too" come from bystander apathy. The thought that since everyone else is failing to offer assistance towards the victim or situation, you shouldn't either, or you must not need to.
300
Is there a difference between peer influence and peer pressure?
What is The difference between pressure and influence
400
What are some modern examples of the bystander effect/bystander apathy?
[multiple answers]
400
How many total attacks happened on the night of the event?
Three attacks
400
What percent of participants sought out help during the intercom experiments when alone?
What is 31%.
400
In what ways does the bystander effect impact us subconsciously?
[Multiple answers] In public situations, people make choices based on those around them. If people see bullying, they may not help even if they really want to. But when they're alone, the responsibility automatically falls to them and they not only notice more, but they act and react quickly and appropriately. People are 30% less likely to notice something that may clue them in to an emergency situation if they are with one or more other people. [The smoke test.]
400
Why do people follow the Kitty Genovese effect, even when they know how it works and what situations it influences?
What is Diffusion of responsibility and pluralistic ignorance.
500
Who was recruited to take part in the first study to see if the bystander effect could apply to anyone?
What is university students, who had been told that they would be talking about personal problems over an intercom. {The intercom study}
500
What happened because of the events of the night?
What is Bibb Latane and John Darley first discovered Bystander Apathy and created the Kitty Genovese Effect
500
How many people witnessed or heard the events of the Kitty Genovese attack on the night of the event?
What is 38 people.
500
Is the Kitty Genovese effect more problematic than good? Or could it potentially be good? [Opinionated answer]
[opinionated answer] ((More often than not, it's a bad thing, in cases like bullying and crime.))
500
What choices are influenced by peer influence?
What is Every choice we make in our day, even if we think that it's a totally uninfluenced choice.