Darley, J. M., & Batson, C. D. (1973). “From Jerusalem To Jericho”: A Study of Situational and Dispositional Variables in Helping Behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 27(1) 100-108.
Arhe Vaninetti
Research Methods and Statistics, PSY301, Pacific University, Oregon
March 23, 2023
This study was conducted after the incident in New York where a woman was attacked by a man and no witness had the will to help her. The main consequence of this renowned attack was the impact that the bystander effect, as a concept, was the reason why Kitty Genovese was murdered in 1964. Due to this event, Darley & Batson aimed to understand whether religiosity and notions of being a good samaritan can affect whether someone succumbs to the bystander effect.