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Helping: 3) Situational Theories (cont.) - Other situational influences on helping:

Explore further situational influences on helping, such as rural/urban areas, culture, role modeling, and attractiveness. Learn strategies to increase helping among bystanders and ways to motivate volunteers effectively in social psychology court cases. Delve into eyewitness identification research, wrongful convictions, DNA evidence, and the impact of eyewitness testimonies on juries' decisions.

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Helping: 3) Situational Theories (cont.) - Other situational influences on helping:

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  1. Helping: 3) Situational Theories (cont.) - • Other situational influences on helping: • Rural/Urban areas: • Culture: • Role modeling: • Attractiveness:

  2. Increasing Helping • Increasing helping among bystanders - • Avoid the overjustification effect – • How to best motivate volunteers:

  3. Ch 15: Social Psych in Court Part 1

  4. Eyewitness Identifications • Research on eyewitness memory – • Weighted heavily in trials, but how accurate? • One cause of wrongful conviction • Recent cases w/DNA evidence overturning verdict • Juries are influenced by eyewitnesses • Are confidence & accuracy correlated? • Discredited eyewitnesses? Loftus study -

  5. Why might eyewitnesses be inaccurate? • The case of Jennifer Thompson’s assault • Details of her case: • How did eyewitness memory come into play? • How did DNA testing come into play?

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