PETTY THEFT IN A NATURALISTIC SETTING: THE EFFECTS OF BYSTANDER PRESENCE.

Thirty female undergraduates were tested for petty theft of a luxury shampoo in their dormitory shower room. In the testing situation, the S was either alone or in the presence of a bystander who either did or did not ascertain her identity. As predicted, Ss in the alone condition stole more shampoo than did those in the bystander conditions. There was, however, no reliable difference between the two bystander groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]