How the bystander effect can explain inaction towards global warming
de Vries, G.
(7 January 2020)
How the bystander effect can explain inaction towards global warming.
LSE Business Review.
Not too long ago, I was preparing a lecture about group dynamics for my students at Delft University of Technology. One of the dynamics I wanted to introduce was the bystander effect. The bystander effect refers to the phenomenon that an individual’s likelihood of offering help in a critical situation decreases when passive bystanders are present (e.g., Darley & Latané, 1968).
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2020 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 25 Mar 2020 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/103834 |
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