The bystander effect is the finding that

A) the probability that a witness to an emergency will help increases as the number of bystanders increases.
B) a group of witnesses to an emergency will all tend to cooperate to provide help.
C) the probability that a witness to an emergency will help decreases as the number of bystanders increases.
D) bystanders' willingness to help depends on the seriousness of the emergency.

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Maximillan Miriti · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The bystander effect is the phenomenon where as the number of bystanders increases, the likelihood of any one of them helping decreases. So, option C is the correct choice. The presence of others induces a diffusion of responsibility in individuals, leading to the belief that someone else will take action. This decreases the probability that any one individual bystander will provide help.

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