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The smoke filled room study

This clip is based on the classic research into the 'bystander effect' and 'diffusion-of-responsibility from the 1970s by Bibb Latane and John Darley showing how the presence of other people can ha...  
 
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PaperMoon2010 (6 days ago) Show Hide
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Oh my gosh! That's crazy to just sit there! I would be like hey somehting's on fire! LOL!
CDanielzSpecialist (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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what would be great is if all humans died
MrExnihilo (1 week ago) Show Hide
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Lead the way.
CDanielzSpecialist (6 days ago) Show Hide
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@MrExnihilo no, wouldn't be fair.
MrExnihilo (6 days ago) Show Hide
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@CDanielzSpecialist

LOL!!

Well played.
illVeritas (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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She was showing pluralistic ignorance. If none of the bystanders are concerned then she assumes that she should not be concerned as well, even at the risk of danger.
MrExnihilo (1 week ago) Show Hide
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It's a loci of control issue.
Diablo13571357 (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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hm.. i don't think it is because she doesn't have a false impression of how the others are feeling and reacting, they genuinly aren't worried.
However, she IS worried, she looks at the threat and and her peers' reactions, then adjusts her own behaviour to fit in with the group behaviour = confomity
MrExnihilo (1 week ago) Show Hide
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External locus of control.
frankBOTso (3 months ago) Show Hide
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hmmm, spontaneous human combustion. She was just waiting for it to happen.

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