The Elizabeth Smart case highlighted the importance of bystander intervention. Here are 4 factors which may have influenced ...

Earlier this week, a 16-year old Long Island, New York boy, Khaseen Morris, was ambushed by several juveniles on his way home from school. Khaseen was brutally beaten and stabbed to death as many of ...

Imagine you're in a huge crowd of people walking down a busy street. You see a person fall to the ground nearby, would you help? Though most people instinctively say yes, research in social psychology ...

If you were being attacked, would anyone stop to help you? A famous result in psychology known as the bystander effect says probably not, but now a review of real-life violent situations says this ...

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Psychologist explains the ‘bystander effect’ in wake of violent Cincinnati beatings Dr. Ráchael Powers, an Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati, breaks down the viral incident from the ...

CINCINNATI - As the viral July 26 early-morning beatdown in Cincinnati continues to captivate the nation, a major question remains: why did so many bystanders simply watch the fight unfold instead of ...