Question

When a 68-year-old woman had a flat tire on a fairly isolated highway, she received help from a passerby in less than 10 minutes. One year later, when she had a flat tire on a busy freeway, an hour elapsed before someone finally stopped to offer assistance. The woman's experience best illustrates: Group of answer choices

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is - bystander effect.

Explanation:

The bystander effect is the phenomenon that says that if someone in a distress situation, greater the number of people around, the fewer chances for people help him or her.

In contrast, when there is an emergency situation occurs, people will more likely to help if there are fewer people present there. The woman also experiencing the same phenomenon or effect in this case.

Thus, the correct answer is - bystander effect.