Psychology GCSE
Diffusion of responsibility
What Diffusion of responsibility means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Diffusion of responsibility
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A key situational factor where the presence of multiple people reduces the psychological burden on any single individual to act.
Topics that use Diffusion of responsibility
- Social influence (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Authoritarian personality
- Bystander effect
- Collective behaviour
- Conformity
- Deindividuation
- Obedience
- Personal factors
- Personal responsibility
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