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bystander effect

social psychological phenomenon in which individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present
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Summary

bystander effect is a phenomenon[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,210 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: bystander[3], Kitty Genovese[4], murder of Kitty Genovese[5], witness[6]
  • Part of: crowd psychology terminology[7]
  • Different from: bystander effect[8]

Why It Matters

bystander effect has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → phenomenon
    Part of → —
    Named after → bystander, Kitty Genovese, murder of Kitty Genovese +1
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