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'Bystander' effect means people fail to intervene

2 October 2018

People often assume others will intervene in difficult situations - Dr Lasana Harris (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) explains that the 'bystander' effect influences our behaviour in challenging and everyday situations.  Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The Digital Human' (from 5 mins, 10 secs)