According to the authors of your text, when Bibb Latan and John Darley began to seriously consider why no one helped Kitty Genovese during her brutal attack, they hypothesized that the explanation was that
a. New Yorkers are all apathetic.
b. no one witnessed the attack.
c. witnesses knew they would not be reinforced for reporting the crime.
d. when many witness a crime, people assume someone else will call for help.
Question 2
Which of the following explanations for the failure of neighbors to come to Kitty Genovese's aid best reflects the idea of diffusion of responsibility?
a. The cost of intervening was too high, so neighbors didn't help.
b. The neighbors did not interpret her cries as an emergency, so they didn't intervene.
c. Urban dwellers are especially callous when it comes to giving aid.
d. There were so many witnesses that no single person felt responsible to intervene.
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