Commitment, crime, and the responsive bystander: effect of the commitment form and conformism.

Research has shown that eliciting commitment is a valuable way of inciting people to act, even in emergencies and dangerous situations. The purpose of the two studies presented here was to explore the relation between the form of commitment used to prevent a crime and the moderating effect exerted b...

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Published in:	Psychology, Crime & Law Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors:	Guéguen, Nicolas, Dupré, Mickaël, Georget, Patrice, Sénémeaud, Cécile
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan2015
Subjects:	Commitment (Psychology) Crime Bystander effect (Psychology) Conformity Victims Automated teller machines
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