The Fact That a Person Is Less Likely to Help

question 62

Multiple Choice

The fact that a person is less likely to help in an emergency when other people are present is called:

• A)the bystander effect.
• B)pluralistic ignorance.
• C)the self-interest effect.
• D)the suppression of responsibility effect.

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Definitions:

ADLs

Activities of Daily Living; routine activities that people tend do every day without needing assistance, including eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring (walking), and continence.

Proxy Reporting

The act of reporting information or making decisions on behalf of another person, especially in contexts where the subject cannot provide the information or make decisions themselves.

Instruments

Tools or devices designed for performing specific tasks, often used in scientific, medical, or musical contexts.

Spirituality

The quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.