Why is it that when a person is in need no one seems to be willing to help? A study showed that the presence of other people inhibits our own helping behaviors in an emergency. What really shocked me was the report of a murder that 38 people had heard and seen the attack, but nobody did anything. One experiment that took place had participants talking over an intercom so they didn’t see one another. During this experiment one of the participants appeared as if having an epileptic seizure. Through this experiment they found that with more people involved in the discussion, the longer it took for them to realize the situation.
This article was a real shocker at first to read, but once I thought about it I realized that it actually wasn’t. One incident I see very often is when a person drops an item while their hands are full of other things, no one is wiling to pick it up. I wonder why that is. It’s not like a person should be ashamed of helping one another. However, I probably do the same thing even though I try not to. Overall, interesting article; go check it out!
Well I'd say that the people who see the murder or robbery just don't want to get involve. Mostly because they're in a rush to go somewhere or maybe they just want to live to see another day. I know that when people drop things at school people don't stop to help. Does that mean that people are uncaring about others or is it just that people don't want to be looked at as the person who helped the geek pick up their books? We all seem to have our secret reasons not to help, but is it really the right thing to do, ignore people who need help?
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