The Belief That Others Will or Should Take the Responsibility

question 21

Multiple Choice

The belief that others will or should take the responsibility for providing assistance to a person in need is called

• A) the bystander effect.
• B) diffusion of responsibility.
• C) pluralistic ignorance.
• D) audience inhibition.

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Definitions:

Psychological Sensation

The initial process of detecting and interpreting environmental stimuli through the senses.

Perception

The process of organizing, identifying, and interpreting sensory information to represent and understand the environment around us.

Selection Factor

A source of bias that may occur in research findings when participants are allowed to choose for themselves a certain treatment in a scientific study.

Research Findings

The outcomes, results, or conclusions gathered from investigations and studies conducted on specific topics.