"If I look at the mass I will never act"

Most people are caring and will exert great effort to rescue individual victims whose needy plight comes to their attention. These same good people, however, often become numbly indifferent to the plight of individuals who are ``one of many'' in a much greater problem. Why does this occur?...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paul Slovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2007-04-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://journal.sjdm.org/jdm7303a.pdf