![]() So when do people help, and when do they not? All people are not equally helpful- who helps? Why would a person help another in the first place? Many factors go into a person’s decision to help-a fact that the viewers do not fully appreciate. Helping may occur frequently, but help is not always given to those in need. ![]() ![]() ![]() But would they? Viewers are overly optimistic in their beliefs that they would play the hero. They are convinced that they would have helped. The entertainment offered is the nature of the bystanders’ responses, and viewers are outraged when bystanders fail to intervene. The events are all staged, but they are very real to the bystanders on the scene. Introduction If you go to YouTube and search for episodes of “Primetime: What Would You Do?” You will find video segments in which apparently innocent individuals are victimized, while onlookers typically fail to intervene.
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