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Bystander behaviour - I am going to talk about bystander intervention (why some people help in situations and why some people don't).
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BYSTANDER BEHAVIOUR I am going to talk about bystander intervention (why some people help in situations and why some people don't). I am giving some examples of situations that have occurred and some experiments that have been done. I will also explain about Bib lateen and john Darleys (1970) research on bystander intervention and also some views of my own. I am going to start with a sad case about a 28-year-old girl called kitty Genovese from New York City. People throughout the nation were shocked to hear about how she was stalked, stabbed and sexually assaulted in half an hour without anyone helping her. Kitty repeatedly screamed for help, 38 neighbours heard this but no one comes to her aid. Voices and lights interrupted the attack yet nobody phoned the police or tried to help her in anyway. You begin to wonder how this could happen. When witnesses were asked...
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