American social psychologist known for foundational work on helping behavior and its limits in group settings.
Facts
BirthplaceMinneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. 1 Death PlaceLawrenceville, New Jersey, U.S. 1 Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionWith Bibb Latane, ran the 1968 experiments establishing the bystander effect and proposed diffusion of responsibility as its mechanism, prompted by the widely publicized 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese. 2 Notable WorkBystander effect research with Bibb Latane 1 Connections
Associated With
Co-originated the effect with Bibb Latane.
Studies Conducted
Theories and Concepts Developed
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: John M. Darley
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Lawrenceville, New Jersey, U.S.
categories
American social psychologists
Introduction
Darley is best known, in collaboration with Bibb Latane, for developing theories that aim to explain why people might not intervene (i.e. offer aid) at the scene of an emergency when others are present; this phenomenon is known as the bystander effect
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Bystander Effect
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The bystander effect was first demonstrated and popularized in the laboratory by social psychologists John M. Darley and Bibb Latané in 1968
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