Bystander intervention & diffusion of responsibility /

Bystander intervention effect is defined: the greater the number of bystanders who witness an emergency, the less likely it is that any one of them will intervene to help. This documentary discusses research on this phenomenon, providing historical background, discussing classic psychological experi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Insight Media (Firm)
Other Authors:	Sparrow, Betsy (Screenwriter), Broadhurst, Robert (Motion picture editor) (Producer), Olson, Bob (Narrator)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	New York : Insight Media, [2008]
Series:	Insight Media psychology series.
Subjects:	Bystander effect. Assistance in emergencies > Psychological aspects. Effet du témoin. Secours d'urgence > Aspect psychologique. Assistance in emergencies > Psychological aspects Bystander effect Documentary films. documentary film. Documentary films Films for the hearing impaired Nonfiction films Short films Short films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Documentaires. Courts métrages. Films autres que de fiction.
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Summary:	Bystander intervention effect is defined: the greater the number of bystanders who witness an emergency, the less likely it is that any one of them will intervene to help. This documentary discusses research on this phenomenon, providing historical background, discussing classic psychological experiments, and examining the five-step helping process that is sometimes hindered by the bystander intervention effect.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (15 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:	00:15:00
Format:	DVD-R; this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Production Credits:	Consultant, writer, and host, Betsy Sparrow ; produced by Robert Broadhurst.