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What Would You Do Bystander Effect

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Humanity, something that is widely explained on how others treat others, but most people don’t even treat it like that. They take it as if they do not mess with others it will change everything when really you need to mess with others just in a good way. It is commonly misinterpreted as just leaving things alone when they need to get involved. A very good example of how humanity in the U.S. is in our people is the show “What Would You Do?”. This show puts actors in different scenarios that could 100% happen in real life when you are walking down the street. They do different things that are “brutal” or “nieve” that could get people to stop and take action or just keep walking by. It shows how much those people are either non-caring or so worried about being the first one to step into a situation. One very large things that is shown in this show is that if someone is blatantly committing and this person is a white male or female they are more likely to not be question than if it was a black male or female. I think no matter the gender, race, or visual “sexual orientation” I would stop and see what is going on. I would not let the bystander effect get to me. The bystander effect is a social psychological thing that you are more likely to walk by a victim in a …show more content…

You would think if you were walking down the street and you saw someone fall you would automatically jump to action and help the man or woman. You would be surprised to how many people would just wonder on by and only take a look. Others might call these people that just walk by a dolt. But in reality people are prone to going with others and not doing what their guts tell them to do. People eventually stop to help the man or woman to see if they’re okay. After being asked why they stopped and helped it is because they would want others to stop for them if they fell to the ground

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