Consider the historical and cultural context of ‘moral panics’ regarding bystander non-intervention. Re-evaluate the ‘classic’ bystander studies that are still prevalent in social psychology textbooks.
Critically evaluate the extent to which bystander behaviour has shaped social psychology theory and research. Description Consider the historical and cultural context of ‘moral panics’ regarding bystander non-intervention. The story of the ‘Good Samaritan’ tells us something about the time it was reconstructed in later years– the Samaritan helped because he was good and out […]