While driving to work, patrick's car started smoking and broke down on a road with a lot of traffic. his cell phone's battery died so he could not call for . he was unsuccessful in getting someone to stop to for more than two hours until a police officer offered assistance. patrick's difficulty in getting someone to is an example of

The answer is diffusion of responsibility. It is described as a sociopsychological situation that can be expressed in different ways. In this case, it is all about a person's belief that there are other people who are responsible for dealing with this kind of situation. They might also think that they don't have the capacity or they don't have enough confidence to deal with this.