Oops....sorry about that. Beth Benoit On Nov 15, 2011 11:59 AM, "Ken Steele" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > The case happened at Penn State, not UPenn. > > Ken > > On 11/15/2011 11:27 AM, Beth Benoit wrote: > >> This take on the horrible story about child abuse at UPenn troubled me, >> since the story of the coach who observed the little boy being raped in >> the shower is NOT a very good example of "bystander apathy." It doesn't >> really fit what we know about bystander apathy, particularly the most >> important concept: that the more people there are, the less likely one >> will step forward. With only /one/ observer, it's more likely that that >> one person will feel responsible. >> >> Of course there are other parts to the "bystander effect," and "lack of >> knowledge" might loosely fit here - that is, Coach McQueary may have >> been a little unsure what he should do, but that doesn't really seem >> relevant either. But I hate to see this story dubbed an example of the >> bystander effect. >> >> http://healthland.time.com/**2011/11/11/bystander-** >> psychology-why-some-witnesses-**to-crime-do-nothing/?xid=**gonewsedit<http://healthland.time.com/2011/11/11/bystander-psychology-why-some-witnesses-to-crime-do-nothing/?xid=gonewsedit> >> >> Beth Benoit >> Granite State College >> Plymouth State University >> New Hampshire >> >> > -- > ------------------------------**------------------------------** > ------------ > Kenneth M. Steele, Ph. D. [email protected] > Professor and Assistant Chairperson > Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu > Appalachian State University > Boone, NC 28608 > USA > ------------------------------**------------------------------** > ------------ > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/**u?id=13105.** > b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf**72&n=T&l=tips&o=14179<http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=14179> > or send a blank email to leave-14179-13105.** > b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf**[email protected]<leave-14179-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aa...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=14180 or send a blank email to leave-14180-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
