About 15 people are waiting at a bus stop after dark.Flames suddenly begin to shoot out the window of a house across the street.Someone instantly calls the fire department while several other people run across the street to alert those in the house.Why did the bystander effect not occur in this situation?
A)Everyone is afraid of fire.
B)The bystander effect did occur.
C)It was after dark and therefore people were more willing to help.
D)The situation was clearly an emergency.

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The bystander effect refers to a social phenomenon where people are less likely to intervene in an emergency situation when others are present. However, in this scenario, the presence of a clear emergency (flames shooting out of a window) likely overrode any hesitation or diffusion of responsibility that may have occurred due to the number of people present at the bus stop.

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