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Psychological Thought Process of Kitty Genovese Under Attack

            What might have been going through Kitty Genovese's mind as she was being attacked?.
             I think that Kitty Genovese's mind might have had hundreds of thoughts running through her mind as she was being attacked; however I believe that only one or two thoughts would have been completely conscious to her at the time. Being put in a life or death situation without any warning puts the mind into a state of survival mode where the only things one is aware of is getting out of the current situation in any way possible. During the moments when Kitty's attacker momentarily left her, Kitty's mind was most likely rapidly analyzing potential ways of returning to safety as quickly as possible in her current environment, such as which way to run next. The neighbors who heard the screams of Kitty might not have called the police because they didn't want to get involved in the dangerous situation due to the fact that it was not any of their business. They might have been anxious upon hearing the screams and checked out their windows, but without seeing anyone else coming to Kitty's aide, they decided to ignore the situation. The fact that they were hidden from the situation they might not have felt obligated to offer assistance, as opposed to being confronted by the situation had they walked by as the incident was occurring and choosing to walk away. By staying anonymous and opting not to help, the sense of guilt would not be as severe as it would be if Kitty had looked them in the eyes screaming for help and then they had turned her back on her and disregarded the situation.
            


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1. Kitty

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2. Kitty

Idle Ears What if you were being maliciously attacked in your own neighborhood? ... 38 Who Saw Murder Didnt Call Police written by Martin Gansberg is an unsettling true story in which the aforementioned scenario did happen to a woman named Kitty Genovese. ... was all one man could say as the assailant was stabbing Kitty. ... I can not discern this because if another human being is being viciously attacked I would cogitate that my instincts would inform me to help that person. ... It is hard to envision what Kitty Genovese went through. ...

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3. Emotional Tragedy

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4. Alturism

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5. Gahndi

For example, the people who risked their lives on the hijacked planes in the September 11th terrorist attacks were probably at an elevated moral maturity level. ... The reactions of the brave passengers on September 11th were completely opposite of the reactions of those who witnessed Kitty Genovese's murder. ... The witnesses wanted nothing to do with Kitty Genovese and simply "did not want to get involved." ...

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6. The Bystander Effect

The real answer to the question is that you were under the bystander effect. ... One day, they were discussing the recent murder of Kitty Genovese. ... In many cases like the murder of Kitty Genovese, the bystander effect was present amongst witnesses. ... One of the most famous cases that started the finding and study of the bystander effect is the murder of Kitty Genovese. On March 13, 1964, Catherine Susan Genovese, who was also known as Kitty, was stabbed to death outside of her home in Queens, New York. ...

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7. 38 Witnesses

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8. Slavery

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9. The Bystander Effect

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