Welcome to another post. Today, in Health, we looked at a video about the Bystander Effect.
The Bystander Effect
—The term bystander effect refers to the phenomenon in which the greater the number of people present, the less likely people are to help a person in distress.
What is meant by the bystander effect? Why do you think it occurs?
It means watching and standing the incident happen and no one helps. They sit in the background pretending they don’t see the problem. I think that this occurs because no one is not brave enough to support the victim. People are too embarrassed to help the person in need, one, no one basically has time to help others and they do their own thing. Two, the bystander ignores the situation and moves on. Three, who couldn’t help due to a reason. For example, kids, they might think that they are just kids and cannot do anything. Scared, the bystander could be scared to help, maybe drunk.
What is an ethical bystander?
An ethical bystander, or an outstander, is one who stands up for what they know is the right thing to do and help the victim who needs help.
