As the helper, at Grand Ave train station, there was a woman who needed help with her stroller so I rushed to her aid. I carried the stroller from the entrance of the station to the underground level. After the train ride, as the woman got off the train, she helped an elderly woman with her groceries. In the article, it states “[R]eceiving help reliably increased the likelihood of being generous toward a strangers...were also less susceptible to the bystander effect[.]” Since I helped the woman with her stroller, it caused a chain of generosity and prevented her from observing the woman struggle with her groceries. Most likely she isn’t aware of the “bystander effect” but the actions of one person can be contagious to the receiver preventing you from being a part of the
As the helper, at Grand Ave train station, there was a woman who needed help with her stroller so I rushed to her aid. I carried the stroller from the entrance of the station to the underground level. After the train ride, as the woman got off the train, she helped an elderly woman with her groceries. In the article, it states “[R]eceiving help reliably increased the likelihood of being generous toward a strangers...were also less susceptible to the bystander effect[.]” Since I helped the woman with her stroller, it caused a chain of generosity and prevented her from observing the woman struggle with her groceries. Most likely she isn’t aware of the “bystander effect” but the actions of one person can be contagious to the receiver preventing you from being a part of the