Charlie's car broke down and smoke started rising from the engine. He felt lucky to have broken down while parked in the center
of town during lunch when many people were outside and could help. However, 30 minutes has passed and despite the heavily populated area, nobody has offered assistance. This is an example of the ________.
This case, shown in the question above, clearly illustrates the phenomenon called the spectator effect. The bystander effect or diffusion of responsibility refers to those cases in which individuals who are witnesses of a crime or dangerous situation do not offer any form of assistance to the victim when other persons are present. In the above question, Charlie was in a dangerous situation with his car, and even though the car was parked in a crowded place, Charlie received no help from anyone.
On February 28, 2017, the last bullet under the Key findings section on page 1 was revised to correct a typographical error. The year in the latter part of the sentence was changed from 1999 to 2010 as follows: In 2015, the percentage of drug overdose deaths involving heroin (25%) was triple the percentage in 2010 (8%).
The hero of the epic tale The Odyssey forbids his sailors from eating lotus flowers when visiting the African land of the Lotus Eaters. Scholars believe that the lotus flowers contained "narcotic alkaloids"
Explanation:
It was false because the flower was investigated and it was found to contain Apomorphine and not narcotic alkaloids as earlier speculated by scholars.
