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John Darley

Social Psychology

American social psychologist known for foundational work on helping behavior and its limits in group settings.

Facts
Birth Date
1938-04-03 1
Birth Year
1938 1
Death Date
2018-08-31 1
Death Year
2018 1
Birthplace
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. 1
Death Place
Lawrenceville, New Jersey, U.S. 1
Nationality / Culture
American 1
Defining Contribution
With Bibb Latané, 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 Work
Bystander effect research with Bibb Latané 1
John Darley
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Diffusion of Responsibility

John Darley
Connections

Associated With

Bystander Effect, Psychological Phenomena

Co-originated the effect with Bibb Latane.

Studies Conducted

Bystander Effect Experiments, Studies and Experiments
Darley and Batson's Good Samaritan Experiment, Studies and Experiments
Latane and Darley's Smoke-Filled Room Experiment, Studies and Experiments

Theories and Concepts Developed

Diffusion of Responsibility, Theories and Concepts
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Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: John M. DarleyLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
John M. Darley (April 3, 1938 – August 31, 2018) was an American social psychologist and professor of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University.
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1. Wikipedia: John M. Darley
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  • Infobox: death_place
    Lawrenceville, New Jersey, U.S.
  • Lead section
    John M. Darley (April 3, 1938 - August 31, 2018) was an American social psychologist and professor of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University.
  • Lead section
    Darley is best known, in collaboration with Bibb Latané, 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 and the accompanying diffusion of responsibility effect.
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2. Wikipedia: Bystander Effect
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Quote, Origin of research section
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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