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Bystander effect
failing to help someone who is in need of our help
Situational factors affecting bystander intervention
Diffusion of responsibility, cost of helping, noticing the event, pluralistic ignorance
Diffusion of responsibility
When we think others will help so we decide not to
Pluralistic ignorance
when we interpret a situation according to others' reactions
Personal factors affecting bystander intervention
Competence, mood, similarity
Personal factors
Features of an individual that influence how likely they are to intervene in an emergency
Situational factors
Features of a situation that influence whether or not we intervene in an emergency
