Darley and Latané's study of this phenomenon involved the completion of surveys as a room filled with smoke.
Darley and Latané's study of this phenomenon involved the completion of surveys as a room filled with smoke. An example occurred on a New York street with the repeated stabbing of Kitty Genovese, and it is attributed to social influences and diffusion of responsibility as the number of people at a scene increases. For 10 points, name this psychological effect which sees the presence of others discourage individuals from reacting to emergency situations.
Darley and Latané's study of this phenomenon involved the completion of surveys as a room filled with smoke.
{bystander} effect [prompt on {Kitty Genovese effect}]