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The Bystander Effect: The science of empathy

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You are in a large group of people and suddenly, someone needs help. What is your reaction? Are you going to sit there and wait for someone else to help first?  How long would it take you to decide to help if no one else did? What factors might affect your decision?

5. List some of the explanations of why people did not jump to help the man struggling to put up tent.  Add two reasons of your own that might have kept you from helping.

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