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Encyclopedia > Bystander

A bystander is the term given to a person who gets inadvertently caught in crossfire. A crossfire is a military term for the siting of weapons (often automatic weapons such as machine guns) so that their arcs of fire overlap. ...


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Bystander effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (622 words)
In an unrelated use, the term bystander effect is also used in radiobiology to describe the effects of radiation on cells that are adjacent to those directly affected by radiation.
The bystander effect (also known as bystander apathy) is a psychological phenomenon where persons are less likely to intervene in an emergency situation when others are present than when they are alone.
People may also assume that other bystanders may be more qualified to help, such as being a doctor or police officer, and their intervention would thus be unneeded.
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