Bystander Intervention and Diffusion of Responsibility
Bystander intervention effect is defined: the greater the number of bystanders who witness an emergency, the less likely it is that any one of them will intervene to help. This documentary discusses research on this phenomenon, providing historical ...
Conformity
This program examines the psychological concept of conformity and explores related research and theory. It outlines factors influencing obedience and conformity; shows how such individual differences as age, self-esteem, and culture determine probab...
Learned Helplessness
This program defines the psychological concept of learned helplessness. It reviews Martin E. P. Seligman's research with dogs; considers criticisms of the theory; explores its implications as a model for depression and for human behavior; looks at b...
The Psychology of Power
In this program, Deborah Gruenfeld of the Center for Leadership examines the psychological effects of power, including single-mindedness in decision making, orientation to action, disinhibition, and depersonalization of others. Reviewing research, G...