AP PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

GROUP BEHAVIOR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Calvin witnesses a someone getting a flat tire on his way to school. He doesn’t stop and help because he thinks there are more people in the area who can help. This is an example of ____
A
Social Loafing
B
Ingroup Bias
C
Fundamental Attribution Error
D
Bystander Effect
E
Cognitive Dissonance
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For example, when other people act calmly in the presence of a potential emergency because they are unsure of what the event means, bystanders may not interpret the situation as an emergency and thus act as if nothing is wrong.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Kitty Genovese Case A girl named Catherine Genovese was walking to her home after work at 3:15 am on 13 March 1964. A heavy machine operator named Winston Moseley stabbed the Genovese, she collapsed and screamed for help, several neighbours residing in the building heard her voice but nobody came for her help.

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