Dual effects of implicit bystanders: Inhibiting vs. facilitating helping behavior

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-224

  Garcia, Stephen M ^a   Weaver, Kimberlee ^b   Darley, John M ^c   Spence, Bryan T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bystander apathy; Helping behavior; Implicit bystander effect; Public scrutiny; Social influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349111802     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2009.02.013     Document Type: Article

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