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Leo drops his stack of books in the library. They scatter everywhere, and it's a mess. People all around see the mess but nobody goes over to help immediately. Then finally, one girl goes over to help him. Which term describes how people looked on but didn't offer to help Leo out immediately? bystander effect diffusion of responsibility social facilitation conformity

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The correct answer is the bystander effect .The bystander effect is when there are so many people around each individual doesn't feel the need to help because there are many others around to do so. Diffusion of responsibility explains this phenomenon.
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