If you were walking down the street and saw a fight, would you call the cops? If someone you barely know, on Facebook, mentioned ending their life would you reach out and help? Most people probably ...

Why do mobs sometimes just watch when violence erupts, even as the very marrow of your bones screams to do something? That viral beating that took place in Cincinnati recently, and was watched by ...

The bystander effect can create friendship decay, using the excuses of convenience and space. Here's how to identify when you should step in for a friend. The “bystander effect” is something we all ...

A look at the 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese, highlighting how the incident became a key example of the bystander effect and its impact on social psychology.

Once again we find ourselves approaching that time of year when, as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln proclaimed, we’re supposed to give thanks as a nation and as individuals for our safety and ...

College marks one of the most exciting and monumental chapters in a young person’s life. It is a time often defined by independence, discovery, and new opportunities. Yet for many students, it’s their ...

Most of us like to believe that if we saw someone being mistreated at work, we would step in and challenge the behaviour. We want to see ourselves as fair, principled, and courageous, and therefore ...

In February 1993, 2-year-old James Bulger was abducted from a shopping centre in Liverpool, England, before being murdered hours later. The most shocking element of this case is often considered to be ...

Imagine you're in a huge crowd of people walking down a busy street. You see a person fall to the ground nearby, would you help? Though most people instinctively say yes, research in social psychology ...