Styart hears her neighbor's burglar alarm go off in the middle of the night, but she doesn't call the police because she assumes that one of the other neighbors will do so. Asuni's failure to call the police is the result of

a. pluralistic ignorance.

b. audience inhibition.

c. diffusion of responsibility.

d. stimulus overload.

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Micaela Combs

15 November, 14:54

Styart hears her neighbor's burglar alarm go off in the middle of the night, but she doesn't call the police because she assumes that one of the other neighbors will do so. Asuni's failure to call the police is the result of

a. pluralistic ignorance.

b. audience inhibition.

c. diffusion of responsibility.

d. stimulus overload.

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Kaufman · Answer 1

Answer:. diffusion of responsibility---c

Explanation:

Diffusion of responsibility is a socio psychological phenomenon which occurs when individuals feel less responsible for an action because he or she feels that there are other people who could be responsible for taking such action. The individual feels that since others are present, then they should be responsible for taking action in a situation.

Styart hearing her neighbor's burglar alarm go off in the middle of the night, but she doesn't call the police because she assumes that one of the other neighbors will do so is as a result of Diffusion of responsibility.