People with autism less likely to succumb to bystander effect, research finds
People with autism less likely to succumb to bystander effect, research finds
A well-established psychological theory states that most of us are less likely to intervene in a bad situation if other people are present, and this 'bystander effect' also applies to workplace settings. However, new research shows that people with autism are less likely to be affected by this socia...
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It makes sense because people on the spectrum can have injustice sensitivity and difficulties with social norms. It makes sense that they ignore the bystander effect because it’s something similar to a combination of ignoring the social norm of doing nothing because everybody else is doing nothing and trying to stop the injustice of something bad from happening.