Lorenzo, who was busy working in his room, could hear a baby crying nearby but did not bother to go out and check thinking that his neighbors would probably do so. this is an example of ________________.
This is an example of diffusion of responsibility. This
is a common social phenomenon in large groups of people when
responsibility is not explicitly assigned to a member of the group. This
phenomenon has been documented mainly in individualistic cultures, or
in urban areas where people do not take responsibility for the actions
of others.
