Bully Bystander
To the audience: “‘Welcome to What Would You Do?’, a game show where we introduce contestants to a scenario and ask them about what they would do. The three contestants do not know this, but this episode is a survey to determine the role reputation plays in the actions people take to help others. Often, people avoid certain scenarios because they think it will hurt their reputation, but maybe that isn’t always the case.”
To the contestants: “Here is the scenario for you today folks: You spot a bully, who is very tall and physically built, insulting a small, less muscular kid. He is attempting to shove the victim into a trash can and embarrass him in front of a large crowd that has gathered around them. What do you do?” …show more content…
I might join in or instigate the bullying. I’m not really the type of person that puts a stop to a fight because I tend to like to cause trouble. I don’t want to be that person that stands up for the nerdy kid because, you know, he’s nerdy. That would seriously damage my reputation.”
Contestant 2: Linda
“I would just stand and watch because I’m more of a passive person and I would not really want to get involved. I mean, I could get hurt or worse! My friends could leave me for standing up for the unpopular kid! That’s seriously not good for our reputation or status.”
Contestant 3: Mike
“ I would definitely go get help. Whether it be a teacher or another student, someone needs to know. I would do my best to stop them and protect the victim no matter what. I’d rather be known as the kid who stuck up for a nerd than feel guilty my entire life. You never know what they are going through and you might just make their day better by defending them.”
The results are in and the grand prize of $15,000 is awarded to Mike. He’s not afraid to stick up for people and he isn’t worried about damaging his reputation. Reputation, as we have proved, plays a major role in the action people take to help others. It can be the deciding factor of whether people take action and solve the problem or stand back and watch it
To the audience: “‘Welcome to What Would You Do?’, a game show where we introduce contestants to a scenario and ask them about what they would do. The three contestants do not know this, but this episode is a survey to determine the role reputation plays in the actions people take to help others. Often, people avoid certain scenarios because they think it will hurt their reputation, but maybe that isn’t always the case.”
To the contestants: “Here is the scenario for you today folks: You spot a bully, who is very tall and physically built, insulting a small, less muscular kid. He is attempting to shove the victim into a trash can and embarrass him in front of a large crowd that has gathered around them. What do you do?” …show more content…
I might join in or instigate the bullying. I’m not really the type of person that puts a stop to a fight because I tend to like to cause trouble. I don’t want to be that person that stands up for the nerdy kid because, you know, he’s nerdy. That would seriously damage my reputation.”
Contestant 2: Linda
“I would just stand and watch because I’m more of a passive person and I would not really want to get involved. I mean, I could get hurt or worse! My friends could leave me for standing up for the unpopular kid! That’s seriously not good for our reputation or status.”
Contestant 3: Mike
“ I would definitely go get help. Whether it be a teacher or another student, someone needs to know. I would do my best to stop them and protect the victim no matter what. I’d rather be known as the kid who stuck up for a nerd than feel guilty my entire life. You never know what they are going through and you might just make their day better by defending them.”
The results are in and the grand prize of $15,000 is awarded to Mike. He’s not afraid to stick up for people and he isn’t worried about damaging his reputation. Reputation, as we have proved, plays a major role in the action people take to help others. It can be the deciding factor of whether people take action and solve the problem or stand back and watch it