If a crowd gathers around a hurt accident victim, and no one begins to help, what is the likely explanation for not helping? 1.There is no empathy for the victim’s plight 2.There is a defect in the witnesses’ perceptual abilities 3.Their knowledge of how to help is inadequate 4.There is a diffusion of responsibility

If a crowd gathers around a hurt accident victim, and no one begins to help, what is the likely explanation for not helping?
1.There is no empathy for the victim’s plight
2.There is a defect in the witnesses’ perceptual abilities
3.Their knowledge of how to help is inadequate
4.There is a diffusion of responsibility

Answer

• There is no empathy for the victim’s plight
  Explanation:
  Empathy is the understanding of another person’s experience by imagining oneself in the other person’s situation. The crowd lacked empathy, which would help them connect to what the hurt victim could be feeling in that situation. This probably made the crowd assume the victim was feeling no pain or there was no reason to justify offering the help.