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In the context of either a two- or four-person group discussion via an intercom system, female Ss overheard either a high- or low-status group member undergo an asthma attack. The prediction deriving from Latané and Darley′s model-that reporting of the emergency would be quicker in the two- than in the four-person group-was supported. The prediction that independent of group size reporting would be quicker when the victim was high status, rather than low, was not.
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Harris, V.A., Robinson, C.E. Bystander intervention: Group size and victim status. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 2, 8–10 (1973). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03327696
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