Sometimes onlookers fail to assist in an emergency because each person in the group decides that the situation is not really an emergency because no one else is acting alarmed or helping.This phenomenon is known as
A) diffusion of responsibility.
B) pluralistic ignorance.
C) social facilitation.
D) social responsibility norm violation.

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Pluralistic ignorance occurs when individuals in a group individually conclude that there is no emergency because no one else is acting alarmed or helping. Because everyone is looking to others for cues, no one takes action, resulting in a lack of help. This is different from diffusion of responsibility, which occurs when people feel less responsibility to act in a group because the responsibility is spread out among the members. Social facilitation refers to the phenomenon where the presence of others leads to an increase in arousal, which enhances the dominant response. Social responsibility norm violation occurs when people fail to help others in need, regardless of whether there is a group present.

Sometimes Onlookers Fail to Assist in an Emergency Because Each