Helping
Prosocial behavior
The participant plus the epileptic.
The participant, the epileptic, plus two others.
The participant, the epileptic, plus four others.
The findings
The findings in this experiment are quite striking. What’s going on?
The participant alone
The participant with two other participants
The participant with two unresponsive confederates
So, once again the presence of others led participants to be less willing to act.
The participant with another participant
The other conditions were:
Here are the findings:
Factors that affect the bystander effect
PPT Slide
Bad moods and helping
Reinforcement Theory
Moss and Page
P continues on and meets C2, who drops a folder in front of him. What effect does P’s treatment at time 1 have on his likelihood of helping at time 2?
The elaboration of the reinforcement model: Bystander calculus
Cognitive theory
Seeking help
In what condition would the students be most likely to be helped when they went to get the help?
An elevator door closes. In front of you on the door appears the following:
Now when the elevator door closes, there are two coupons.
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