Darley, J.M., and Latane, B. (1968). Bystander intervention in emergencies: Diffusion of
resposiblity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 8(4), 377-383.

Darley and Latane (1968) conducted a study to see the reaction of bystanders if an emergency was to occur. The experiment showed if the bystanders were concerned with the other bystanders, than to the actual victim involved in the emergency. In the experiment they are finding out the actual response time before someone is thought out to seek help. The reason for the experiment is because a woman named, Kitty Genovese, was murdered in New York City, and out of 38 people no one acted upon calling for help.
The subjects picked were fifty-nine females and thirteen male. All were students taking courses at New York University, and were told to participate in an experiment, which was a course requirement.
All subjects were not to be met face to face. They were individually seated in separate rooms and all given......

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