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Re:A new study uses camera footage to track the frequency of... by hydrox24 on Friday July 12, 2019 @12:37AM (#20418210)
> This article incorrectly claims that the bystander effect is when a group of people are less likely to help than an individual

You are right. On the other hand, it may well be the correct popular definition of 'bystander effect'. Pop-sci (and pop-psych in particular) terms have a habit of being subtly redefined in the process of research→book→podcast→watercooler.

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Re:A new study uses camera footage to track the frequency of... by paulgerhardt on Friday July 12, 2019 @01:19AM (#20418411)
Could you list some examples? I often see this happen with people mischaracterizing the Dunning-Kruger effect around the watercooler but I’m having trouble coming up with any other cases.
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