Robert D. Blagg
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Director of Evaluation at the University Consortium for Children & Families, University of California, Los Angeles. His contributions to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations (2010) formed the basis of his contributions to Britannica.
Primary Contributions (1)
Bystander effect, the inhibiting influence of the presence of others on a person’s willingness to help someone in need. Research has shown that, even in an emergency, a bystander is less likely to extend help when he or she is in the real or imagined presence of others than when he or she is alone.…
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