Diffusion of Responsibility Is

question 43

Multiple Choice

Diffusion of responsibility is

• A) the social rule that people should help those who need them to help.
• B) the ignorance of social norms such as the social responsibility norm.
• C) the tendency for each group member to spread the responsibility for acting among all other group members.
• D) the reduced likelihood that an emergency will be interpreted as such when a large number of people are present.

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Definitions:

Perfect Information

A situation in a game or economic model in which all participants know all the relevant details, including the actions and payoffs of all players.

Preposterior Analysis

An analysis performed to evaluate the potential worth of a decision or survey before it is conducted.

Prior Probabilities

The likelihood of events or outcomes based on existing knowledge before new evidence is taken into account.

Sample Information

Data or observations collected from a portion of a population, used to make inferences about the whole population.