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Psychology essay A. Outline research evidence relating to bystander behaviour. B. Assess the effects of cultural differences on pro - social behaviour. A. Bystander behaviour deals with the factors determining whether the bystanders or witnesses of an incident help a victim whom they don't know. Latanane and Darley carried out research into the influence of situational factors on helping bystander behaviour. Male college students were asked to sit in a waiting room, and fill in a questionnaire. The participants were either alone or in groups of three. Smoke was poured through a small opening in the wall and the participants reactions were watched for six minutes. The results found were that when people were on their own within two minutes 50% reported smoke and 75% reported it within six minutes. 62% carried on working for six minutes although the room was full of smoke. When the participants were in groups only 12% reported the smoke within two minutes...

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