Bystander Effect
Have you ever seen a bug in an application but no one on the team seems to log the bug. You too fall in a dilemma - to log or not to log the bug. When I asked around, about why someone would ignore to log a bug that is starring in their face, The answers I got in the order of frequency - I don't think this is our team's issue. I don't think it is an important issue. I think it is a one time issue. Logging this bug will delay the sign off on this build. I am sure some one else logged it. This is a known issue we don't need to log it. This is how it seems to function all the time. I don't think this is a bug. I don't think they can fix this issue. Why should I log it when everyone else ignored it? The reason for this kind of attitude seems to be same as the Bystander effect where individuals do not offer any means of help to a victim when other people are present. Now, what could be a reason for this kind of reaction? Diffusion