bystander apathy



bystander apathy

A social psychological phenomenon in which the more people there are viewing a crisis or crime, the less likely they are to offer aid to the victim(s). Also known as the bystander effect. Over 30 people saw the mugging take place, but due to bystander apathy, none of them intervened.
See also: bystander

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DortheDOR-teDanish
Iiris-Finnish
Fabianafah-BYAH-nah (Italian)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Renee[ri'nei]
Dafna-Hebrew
ZÜBeyde-Turkish