Unit 4 – Discussion Board (PSYC210-2105A-05)
Assignment Details Due Date: January 11
Primary Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 200-250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
For this Discussion Board, please complete the following:
Do you act the same way when you are alone compared to how you act around other people? The concept of social influence explores how people change their behavior, attitudes, and beliefs based on the presence of others. However, what happens when there is an emergency? The bystander effect is a phenomenon that shows how the presence of others causes you to feel less personal responsibility to help others in need. Active bystanders step up and take action, whereas passive bystanders do and say nothing.
Watch this video on the bystander effect, and answer the following questions:
• What does the bystander effect teach you about how you act in the presence of others?
• Taking what you now know about the bystander effect, how can you work to be an active bystander as opposed to a passive bystander?
Reference
SoulPancake. (2017, November 16). The bystander effect / The science of empathy [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.corrilwatch?v=Wy6eUTLzcU4
Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 50-100-word reply about their Primary Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following question:
• What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?
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