The bystander effect refers to the phenomenon where an individual is less inclined to offer assistance when there are passive onlookers present.
The results were in line with the theory: When the coins were dropped by a student and there were no passive bystanders, the other person would help. When we were present as passive bystanders, the other person would look to us, observe our apathy, imitate our behavior and not bend down to help pick up the coins.
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