Diffusion of Responsibility

question 102

Multiple Choice

Diffusion of responsibility:

• A) contributes to an explanatory pattern called blaming the victim.
• B) is one of the key reasons that bystanders will help a stranger.
• C) was the tactic used to reduce the hostility between the two groups of boys at Robbers Cave State Park.
• D) plays a key role in explaining the bystander effect.

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Definitions:

Pyelonephritis

A type of urinary tract infection that has reached the kidney, potentially causing kidney damage.

Glomerulonephritis

An inflammation of the glomeruli, the small blood vessels in the kidneys, potentially leading to kidney damage and impairing kidney function.

Renal Cortex

is the outer part of the kidney that contains the kidney's filtration structures, known as nephrons, which are crucial for the process of removing waste from the blood and forming urine.

Collecting Ducts

The ducts in the kidneys that are responsible for the final concentration and transport of urine towards the ureters and bladder.