I looked up "Bystander Effect" as a keyword in PsycInfo, and found the
following:
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Lam, Sanpui; Jone, Kuenyung.
Title: Effects of knowledge of bystander effect, presence of bystanders, and
witness's gender on crime reporting behavior. [Chinese].
Chinese Journal of Psychology. Vol 36(1), Jun 1994, 33-45.
Abstract
Studied the effects of the knowledge of bystander effect (KBE), the presence
of bystanders (PB), and the witness' gender on crime reporting behavior
(CRB). Human Ss: 98 normal male and female Chinese adults (college students)
(Exp 1). 84 normal male and female Chinese adults (college students) (Exp
2). Exp 1 was designed to test the hypothesis that the PB but not the KBE
would reduce CRB. Ss were divided into 4 groups: those with KBE or without
KBE and those with PB or without PB (Ss with KBE obtained KBE through the
telling of an example, and Ss with PB were given a suggestion of PB in an
introduction). Ss witnessed a theft "unintentionally" in a short film
presentation. Ss were observed during introduction of the experiment, film
presentation, and a postpresentation interview processed individually. Ss'
active and inactive CRBs were compared among groups. Exp 2 was in a 2 (with
or without KBE) x 2 (with or without PB) x 2 (gender) design to test the
effect of KBE and gender difference in CRB using a similar process from Exp
1. (English abstract) ((c) 1997 APA/PsycINFO, all rights reserved)
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A search on "Fundamental Attribution Error" as keyword produced the
following:
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Norenzayan, Ara; Nisbett, Richard E., Ctr de Recherche en Epistemologie
Appliquee, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France.
Title: Culture and causal cognition.
Current Directions in Psychological Science. Vol 9(4), Aug 2000, 132-135.
Abstract
East Asian and American causal reasoning differs significantly. East Asians
understand behavior in terms of complex interactions between dispositions of
the person or other object and contextual factors, whereas Americans often
view social behavior primarily as the direct unfolding of dispositions.
These culturally differing causal theories seem to be rooted in more
pervasive, culture-specific mentalities in East Asia and the West. The
Western mentality is analytic, focusing attention on the object,
categorizing it by reference to its attributes, and ascribing causality
based on rules about it. The East Asian mentality is holistic, focusing
attention on the field in which the object is located and ascribing
causality by reference to the relationship between the object and the field.
((c) 2000 APA/PsycINFO, all rights reserved)
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Tacke, Gero.
Title: The fundamental attribution error: A differentiation. [German].
Original Title: Der fundamentale Attributionsfehler: Eine Differenzierung.
Psychologische Beitraege. Vol 28(3-4), 1986, 551-559.
Abstract
Conducted 2 experimented to study hypotheses related to the fundamental
attribution error. Human subjects: 270 male and female German adolescents
(grades 9-12). The Ss were presented with 1 of 2 interpersonal scenarios,
and were asked to rate the relative importance of personality
characteristics and situational factors in determining a character"s
behaviors. The 2 scenarios differed with regard to the causal relationship
between behavior and personality and situational factors. (English, French &
Japanese abstracts) ((c) 2000 APA/PsycINFO, all rights reserved)
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Takano, Yohtaro; Osaka, Eiko., U Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Title: An unsupported common view: Comparing Japan and the U.S. on
individualism/collectivism.
Asian Journal of Social Psychology. Vol 2(3), Dec 1999 , 311-341.
Abstract
Reviewed 15 empirical studies that compared Japan and America on
individualism/ collectivism, to assess the validity of the common view that
has long been believed that the Japanese are more collectivistic than the
Americans. Surprisingly, 14 studies did not support the common view; the
only study that supported it turned out to bear little relevance to the
ordinary definition of individualism/collectivism. An examination of the
supportive evidence of the common view disclosed that this view had been
formed on an unexpectedly flimsy ground. It further turned out that the wide
acceptance of the common view may have been the result of the fundamental
attribution error, which may have led to an underestimation of situational
factors in interpreting the past obviously collectivistic behavior of the
Japanese. ((c) 2000 APA/PsycINFO, all rights reserved)
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Krull, Douglas S; Loy, Michelle Hui-Min; Lin, Jennifer; Wang, Ching-Fu;
Chen, Suhong; Zhao, Xudong.,
Northern Kentucky U, Dept of Psychology, Highland Heights, KY, US.
Title: The fundamental fundamental attribution error: Correspondence bias in
individualist and collectivist cultures.
Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin. Vol 25(10), Oct 1999, 1208-1219.
Abstract
A growing body of research suggests that cultures differ in the tendency to
prefer dispositional or situational explanations for behavior. However,
little work has examined whether cultural differences exist in the tendency
to infer that people's dispositions correspond to their behavior (the
correspondence bias). Two experiments, one using the attitude attribution
paradigm and one using the quizmaster paradigm, investigated the
correspondence bias in individualist and collectivist cultures. 74
Americans, primarily college students, and 98 Chinese individuals, also
primarily college students, participated in the study. As predicted,
significant correspondence bias effects were found in both cultures.
Moreover, no cultural difference emerged. Explanations and implications are
discussed. ((c) 1999 APA/PsycINFO, all rights reserved)
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Norenzayan, Ara; Choi, Incheol; Nisbett, Richard E., U Michigan, Dept of
Psychology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Title: (Chapter) Eastern and Western perceptions of causality for social
behavior: Lay theories about personalities and situations.
Prentice, Deborah A. (Ed); Miller, Dale T. (Ed); et al. (1999). Cultural
divides: Understanding and overcoming group conflict. (pp. 239-272). New
York, NY, USA: Russell Sage Foundation. xvi, 507 pp.
Abstract
(from the book) Seeks to uncover the true nature of cultural differences in
social inference. Previous studies (e.g., J. G. Miller, 1984) have shown
that members of East Asian cultures are much less likely than are members of
Western cultures to commit the "fundamental attribution error," i.e., to
overestimate the extent to which an individual's behavior reflects his or
her dispositions, beliefs, or preferences rather than something about the
situation or context in which the behavior occurred. The present authors
probe more specifically the locus of this difference. They find that both
Easterners and Westerners think dispositionally; the two cultures converge
on the extent to which dispositional information is used to explain and
predict the behavior of others. Where they diverge is in the extent to which
they consider situational information as well. Westerners simply do not,
regardless of how salient or predictive the situational information might
be. Easterners, on the other hand, take situational factors into account
when information about those factors is available, especially when it is
salient. ((c) 1999 APA/PsycINFO, all rights reserved)
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Dunand, Muriel A., U Catholique de Louvain Faculte de Psychologie, Unite de
Psychologie Experimental et Sociale, Brussels, Belgium.
Title: Violence and panic at the Brussels Football Stadium in 1985:
Social-psychological approach to the events. [French].
Original Title: Violence et panique dans le stade de football de Bruxelles
en 1985: Approche psychosociale des evenements.
Cahiers de Psychologie Cognitive. Vol 6(3), Jun 1986, 235-266.
Abstract
Presents a social-psychological analysis of the aggressive behavior and
panic occurring in the crowd attending a soccer match in Brussels in 1985.
The fundamental attribution error that modulated initial public reactions in
favor of dispositional causality judgments is discussed. A series of
situational determinants is considered: the deindividuation and panic
phenomena occurring in the crowd, the relationship between competitive
sports and aggression, the direct or anticipated effects of viewing a
potentially violent display, and environmental factors (e.g., stimuli
associated with aggression, alcohol accessibility, the sensory context, and
the physical organization of space). (English abstract) ((c) 1997
APA/PsycINFO, all rights reserved)
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Koppelaar, Leendert; Van der Steen, Jaap., Vrije U, Vakgroep Sociale
Psychologie, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Title: Cooperation among police officers: The influence of task division on
attribution of guilt. [Dutch].
Original Title: Samenwerking tussen politie-agenten: de invloed van
taakverdeling op attributie van schuld.
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor de Psychologie en Haar Grensgebieden. Vol 40(4),
Jun 1985, 222-230.
Abstract
Asserts that in the process of conflict intervention by the police, 2
officers have a tacit division of tasks: One officer takes the lead and has
an active role (actor-officer), while the 2nd officer leaves the initiative
to his/her colleague and has the passive role. This division of tasks is
translated in terms of the attribution-theoretical distinction between
active and passive observers. The authors hypothesized that the
actor-officer perceives a greater difference in responsibility and guilt
between 2 citizens in conflict than does the observer-officer. The
actor-officer makes the fundamental attribution error in that he/she takes
sides against the more emotional and expressive citizen, irrespective of the
way the conflict happened. In an experiment, actors played the role of
quarreling citizens. The conflict intervention took place with 47 pairs of
Ss; in each instance, one S was assigned to the role of actor-officer and
the other to the role of observer-officer. Ss were recruited from a
municipal police force, a police school, and a university. Results confirm
the hypothesis. (8 ref) ((c) 1997 APA/PsycINFO, all rights reserved)
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All-in-all, it looks as though there IS a pretty reasonable
literature (including one really nice disagreement) to start with if the
cross-cultural applicability of "Bystander Effect" and F.A.E. is your
interest.
Paul Smith
Alverno College
Milwaukee
