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Pro Social Behavior. Why Do We Help?. Social Norms Personality traits and beliefs Cultural expectations. When We Don’t Help…. The Bystander Effect Consider the power of the situation. James Bulger - Age 2. Abducted from London Shopping Mall February, 1993 Two ten-year-old boys
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Pro Social Behavior Why Do We Help?
Social Norms • Personality traits and beliefs • Cultural expectations
When We Don’t Help…. The Bystander Effect Consider the power of the situation
James Bulger- Age 2 • Abducted from London Shopping Mall • February, 1993 • Two ten-year-old boys • Brutalized James before killing him • The Liverpool 38
New York City • 1964- Kitty Genovese • 1999- Ignacio Mendez • 2010- Hugo Tale Yax
What does the research tell us? John Darley – Bibb Latane- Daniel Batson • Parable of the Good Samaritan • Student in “trouble” • Smoke seeping into the room
Bystander Intervention Model • Notice • Define as emergency • Take responsibility • Select (and be capable of) a course of action