Abu was attending a concert with friends when a fight broke out in the crowd near the stage. From Abu’s perspective, all he could see was a small group of people scuffling while the rest of the crowd calmly watched. Because the majority of the crowd seemed to be calm, Abu decided that the people must be playing around instead of fighting. And consequently, he did not intervene or go for help. Abu’s behavior is best described as an example of ____.?
a. ?the bystander effect
b. ?diffusion of responsibilitya
c. ?apathy
d. ?pluralistic ignorance
ANSWER:
d
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