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diffusion of responsibility  

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  • Diffusion of responsibility is a concept that has been employed in several fruitful ways in psychology. First, consider a collection of persons, strangers, that faces an unexpected situation, such as that of a person who is suddenly in distress. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Diffusion of Responsibility]

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