Recall That Kitty Genovese Was Brutally Murdered in Front of Several

question 67

Multiple Choice

Recall that Kitty Genovese was brutally murdered in front of several eyewitnesses who did not intervene or call for help.According to social psychologists,this failure to assist Kitty was due to

• A) the selfish nature of human beings.
• B) a diffusion of responsibility.
• C) inclusive fitness effects.
• D) deficits in empathy.

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Definitions:

Imitation

The action of using someone or something as a model and attempting to replicate their behavior or characteristics.

Violence-Viewing Effect

The violence-viewing effect refers to the potential impact of watching violence in media, such as increased aggression or desensitization to violence, particularly in children.

Shaping

A psychological conditioning technique involving the reinforcement of closer approximations of a desired behavior to teach a new behavior.

Modeling

The process of observing and imitating a specific behavior.