The ‘bystander effect’ remains a compelling phenomenon that illustrates the psychological barriers to intervention in emergency situations. Despite the presence of a crowd, individuals often hesitate ...

The bystander effect occurs when people within a group witness an incident but do not take action to interfere due to the presence of other bystanders. The bystander effect is a theory that emerged in ...

There's no dearth of incidents when victims didn't receive any help during the time of need even when there were a number of people present at the spot. Why is it that people don't come out to help ...

Graham Goulden contacted our sister title The Record after the views of whistleblowers at the Scottish Prison Service- who ...

There are several classic experiments and theories that every psychology student learns. One is Phillip Zimbardo’s 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, in which 24 participants were randomly separated ...

Yale residents report case of man whose 40 doctors made him sicker. Jan. 3, 2013— -- An acutely ill man with mysterious symptoms -- a nasty rash, kidney and lung failure -- was admitted to ...