AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Which perspective best explains the bystander effect whereby individuals will be less likely to help someone in need because of the presence of others close by? Sociocultural.

Detailed explanation-2: -Understanding the Bystander Effect Latané and Darley attributed the bystander effect to two factors: diffusion of responsibility and social influence. The perceived diffusion of responsibility means that the more onlookers there are, the less personal responsibility individuals will feel to take action.

Detailed explanation-3: -bystander effect, the inhibiting influence of the presence of others on a person’s willingness to help someone in need. Research has shown that, even in an emergency, a bystander is less likely to extend help when he or she is in the real or imagined presence of others than when he or she is alone.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which one the following best describes the bystander effect? It is a phenomenon in which the chances that someone will help in an emergency decrease as the number of people present increases.

Detailed explanation-5: -Humanistic psychology (sometimes called “the third force”) is a reaction to the reductionism imposed by behaviorism and to the irrationality and unconsciousness emphasized by psychoanalysis.