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the lack of intervention in unacceptable situations. The bystander effect, or bystander apathy, is defined by Wikipedia as “a social physiological phenomenon that refers to cases in which individuals do not offer any means to help to a victim when other people are present.” With one of our four warrior ethos being “I will never leave a fallen comrade,”…

Variation of the Stroop Effect Experiment Camelia Danciu College of the Canyons Introduction There are certain activities we perform on a daily basis that become automatic. If the activity is performed out of the ordinary, then more focus or thought is put forth on the activity to complete it. An example would be placing the car keys on a different spot from the usual would make one think twice about their location. The Stroop Effect is widely used in psychological assessments as a way to…

The Greenhouse Effect Most people recognize global warming, but fail to recognize what is really behind it. In addition, most people would also recognize the concept of the greenhouse effect, or at least some variation of it. The fact is that the greenhouse effect is what leads to global warming, but how does that happen? Let’s start with some historical analysis of the topic. The greenhouse effect (or at least a rough version) was originally thought of and recognized by Jean Baptiste Joseph…

The bystander effect refers to the scenarios where those who are in need of help in a case of an emergency are not provided with it when their in presence of other people. This is a social psychological occurrence that conventionally, it is found to have an inverse relationship that has a great deal of affect on the probability of the percentage of bystanders that will intervene and help if the numbers of the other bystanders. . Psychologist refer to it as ' Diffusion of responsibly' which…

Studies done by Stroop (1992) and Windes (1968) suggest that the Stroop effect occurs when performing a naming task which impacts reaction times. In the Stroop (1992) study found that color naming had a slower reaction time when the color words were printed in a different color, but even slower reaction time occurred when the color and word were completely separate from one another. The current experiment used Stroop task to determine the impacts of reaction times to test the hypothesis to see…

been instrumental in associating an image of deviant behavior with marijuana, and it has not been until recently that the media started reporting the true facts of marijuana. In the essay written by Richard Willing entitled, The CSI Effect, Willing explains the “CSI effect” as a reaction in which the audience believes it has become expert in forensic science simply by watching a television series. Willing explains that jurors ask for evidence that is irrelevant to the case, and occasionally,…

Bystander Apathy and Effect The bystander effect, or bystander apathy, is a social psychological phenomenon that refers to cases in which individuals do not offer any help to a victim when other people are present. The possibility of help is inversely related to the number of bystanders. To put it simply, the greater the number of bystanders, the less likely it is that any one of them will offer some help. Several variables help to explain why the bystander effect occurs. These variables…

The Stroop Effect is a commonly researched phenomenon involving the concept of direct attention and dealing with the notion that opposing information has an effect on an individual’s reaction time. The Stroop effect gained notoriety after American psychologist, John Ridley Stroop, published his paper on the effect in 1935. Since J. R. Stroop’s publication, countless researchers have continued to administer Stroop tests in an attempt to continue to develop upon this concept. There are a variety…

may be a few days to a few weeks, in reality some investigations take months, even years, before a conviction. It has created a phenomena known as the “CSI Effect” and is basically exactly what it states. How has this television show, “CSI”, played an impact on the criminal justice system and also the crime labs? Let’s start with the effect it plays on the court. Juries who watch this show, often have unrealistic expectations. These expectations may be that they are demanding evidence that…

The Bystander Effect In 1964 in New York City, a woman named Kitty Genovese was walking home late at night after work. When she got to her building she was attacked by a man who stabbed her twice. Genovese screamed as loud as she could to try to get help from the people in her building who were just watching from their windows, doing nothing. Genovese was able to get away from her attacker and went inside her building, collapsing once she got through the door. The attacker then came back…