Question

Sometimes eyewitnesses fail to help someone because (a) they are uncertain about what is happening and (b) they assume that nothing is wrong because no one else seems to be alarmed. This phenomenon is called ________.

Answer 1

The answer is pluralistic ignorance.

Step-by-step explanation:

Pluralistic ignorance is a social phenomenon in which people comply to a social norm because others seem to accept it. It has been linked to the bystander effect, the phenomenon shown in this example, in which a person does not take action after seeing no-one else is acting. The person will probably assume that, because no-one else is acting, any action would be unacceptable.