TODAY:
• Introduction to social psychology
• Power of the situation
• Hindsight bias
, A classic example.
NYC, 1964. Kitty Genovese
“Oh my God! He stabbed me!
Please help me! Please help
me!” “I’m dying! I’m dying!”
~37 onlookers. (?)
But see -
https://www.npr.org/2014/03/03/284002294/what-
really-happened-the-night-kitty-genovese-was-
murdered
Why did people fail to help
her?
• Introduction to social psychology
• Power of the situation
• Hindsight bias
, A classic example.
NYC, 1964. Kitty Genovese
“Oh my God! He stabbed me!
Please help me! Please help
me!” “I’m dying! I’m dying!”
~37 onlookers. (?)
But see -
https://www.npr.org/2014/03/03/284002294/what-
really-happened-the-night-kitty-genovese-was-
murdered
Why did people fail to help
her?