It is also referred to as audience effect. Dictionary definition of the bystander is a person who just looking at near without any participation. Thus it is a phenomenon that if what was happening around, people do nothing and just looking at near. Commonly used in particularly when you do not help a stranger who placed difficult circumstance among the various phenomena that occur by remaining indifferent.
Several factors such as personality and ability that can help acts to help people in danger. However, according to the results of a study, in general, the probability is low that help the people who are facing difficulties, if the so many people stand around. And idle time until action becomes longer even going to help them. Because of psychological factors that there are many people who keep an eye on, even in the absence of my own, someone would be help him. In this way, the psychological term that to avoid their responsibilities refers to "diffusion of responsibility".
However bystander effect is not displayed to everyone. The contrary, there are some people who come forward if the more people watching, the more actively in the everything. Politicians usually belong to this type.
It is also used as a medical term. In this case, it refer to phenomenon when apply radiation to the cells, the surrounding cells that are not directly exposed to radiation are affected similarly with the cells shot radiation directly.
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