Summary
Lauren Slater discusses the sad story where a woman gets murdered at night. Even though there were bystanders present who could have done something to help while not getting directly involved, nobody did anything to help the victim. After this event, several psychologists offered their explanation; however, the one theory that made the most sense involved social cues. The author then describes the experiment by Darley and Latane.
Discussion
I though this experience was very interesting for many reasons. First, I found it unbelievable that nobody helped the lady who was clearly in trouble. From a psychological perspective, this chapter helps us understand humanity better; and like the author described, reading this chapter makes us already better prepared to confront these situations.
I though this experience was very interesting for many reasons. First, I found it unbelievable that nobody helped the lady who was clearly in trouble. From a psychological perspective, this chapter helps us understand humanity better; and like the author described, reading this chapter makes us already better prepared to confront these situations.
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