Devaluation of the victim involves:

• A. Bystanders distance themselves and view harmed individuals as different or 'them'
• B. Bystanders become more empathetic and help immediately
• C. The victim is always considered equal
• D. Law enforcement always protects victims

Answer: (A)

Devaluation of the victim is about perceiving harmed individuals as less worthy or as outsiders, which makes bystanders distance themselves and feel less obligation to help. The option that describes bystanders pulling away and seeing the harmed as “them” shows this distancing and dehumanization in action, explaining why help isn’t offered. If bystanders became more empathetic and helped, that would be the opposite of devaluation. Saying the victim is always equal contradicts the idea of dehumanization, and framing it as law enforcement always protecting victims focuses on institutions, not the biased perception by bystanders.