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Originally Posted by Kidder
^^^^ That was also one of the few things that stuck from my psychology days, but I learned it as the bystander effect.
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I think, as far as cases like these go, the two terms are almost the same. The product is the bystander effect, and the primary reason is diffusion of responsibility. Mind you, there could be more to it than that - it's been a loooooonngg time since I was taking psychology.