Scientists at the University of Chicago watched the behavior of rats, recreating situations in which the animals had to save their relatives. Research has shown that humans and rodents are less inclined to help the person in trouble if there are passive witnesses.
“the bystander Effect”, when people are less likely to help if other do not, previously considered exclusively human phenomenon. Now this statement is not so clear.
Peggy Mason, a neuroscientist from the University of Chicago and senior author of the study published in Science Advances, told AFP that the results obtained helped to explain some human behaviors, for example, why the police did not intervene when one of them is involved in a fight.
The experiment was to close a rat in a cage and see if that helps her escape the other rodent. When the trapped rat was in a cage with other individuals, free rat rescued her.
Then the script added one or two witnesses who were useless in the act of salvation, since they were given a dose of sedative drug. In the presence of these witnesses useless rat rescue, which helped the relatives in a situation one on one, stood around and did nothing.
A century of research “effect of the observer” has led to the conclusion that people are less likely to intervene in emergency situations in the presence of others than alone. It is generally thought that non-interference is a standard reaction of bystanders during emergency situations of social nature. Turns out it wasn’t always so.
When the experiment appeared not pumped full of tranquilizers rodents, rat rescue stepped up and taken more and more attempts to help trapped neighbors.
“I think this is a very good study to present day. In the case of George Floyd was three police officers, including one who went to the police to change the story about police brutality against black people, and yet he stood by and did not intervene during the incident,” said Mason.
Neuroscientist likened these officers with drugged rats – only they did not take the pills, and years trained to protect people from violence.
The term “bystander effect” was first introduced by psychologists after the murder in 1964, Catherine “kitty” Genovese in new York city, death which was witnessed by more than 35 of her neighbors, none of whom intervened in the incident to save her.
Previously, scientists said that people in alcoholic intoxication are more likely to come to the aid of the middle. But the handlers told why dogs try to save the priest��Shih in trouble people.
While Hollywood actor George Clooney wrote an essay about the pandemic of violence in the modern world, against which no one is looking for the vaccine.
