Koh (1996) is a sociobiologist, who had study the evolutionary and genetic basis of social organization in both humans and animals. He has observed males of certain species of spiders who are willing to become “dinner” to the female mates that they fertilized so that they continue the genes through the offspring. Koh has seen the altruistic behavior that is a way to preserving one’s genetic material.
Darley & Latané (1968 and 1969), and Eagly & Crowley (1968) observed the bystander effect that as the number of bystanders increase the total number of someone to help decrease. They have found that if only one person was to stand by and help they are likely to help the person in trouble. In March 1964, a case of a young woman, Kitty Genovese was murdered there were 38 bystanders at the window of an apartment buildings and 5 shoppers have stepped over the bleeding body that is LaShanda Calloway, and none of the 38 “bystanders” help Genoese as she was being murdered and none of the 5 shoppers stop to help Calloway. …show more content…
With the bystander effect, people are thinking that there are other people who will help the person in trouble. They have mentioned that in the case of Kitty Genovese there were many potential helpers when she acted for help because they thought that someone else was going or was doing something to help. I hypothesize that the bystanders of different ages react differently towards each other when it comes to them to be the bystander and deciding what to do in the bystander effect. Why are that bystanders act they do when it comes to helping
Darley & Latané (1968 and 1969), and Eagly & Crowley (1968) observed the bystander effect that as the number of bystanders increase the total number of someone to help decrease. They have found that if only one person was to stand by and help they are likely to help the person in trouble. In March 1964, a case of a young woman, Kitty Genovese was murdered there were 38 bystanders at the window of an apartment buildings and 5 shoppers have stepped over the bleeding body that is LaShanda Calloway, and none of the 38 “bystanders” help Genoese as she was being murdered and none of the 5 shoppers stop to help Calloway. …show more content…
With the bystander effect, people are thinking that there are other people who will help the person in trouble. They have mentioned that in the case of Kitty Genovese there were many potential helpers when she acted for help because they thought that someone else was going or was doing something to help. I hypothesize that the bystanders of different ages react differently towards each other when it comes to them to be the bystander and deciding what to do in the bystander effect. Why are that bystanders act they do when it comes to helping