"bystander effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bystander effects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bystander effect (plural bystander effects)
  1. (psychology) The phenomenon that someone is less likely to help another if other potential helpers are present than otherwise. Wikipedia link: bystander effect Categories (topical): Psychology Synonyms: Genovese syndrome Translations (Translations): 旁观者效应 (Chinese Mandarin), effet de proximité [masculine] (French), 傍観者効果 (Japanese), 방관자효과 (banggwanjahyogwa) (Korean), gözlemci etkisi (Turkish), hiệu ứng bàng quan (Vietnamese), hội chứng Genovese (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-bystander_effect-en-noun-A9nWjUSi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

Inflected forms

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