Lucas Walks Around His Busy College Campus Between Classes

question 119

Multiple Choice

Lucas walks around his busy college campus between classes. He notices smoke coming from the side of the cafeteria, but assumes that someone inside already has called the fire department. What phenomenon does this example illustrate?

• A) the just-world hypothesis
• B) diffusion of responsibility
• C) deindividuation
• D) groupthink

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Definitions:

Ethical Practices

Actions and behavior that conform to accepted standards of moral and ethical principles in professional and personal conduct.

Family Engagement

The involvement of families in their children's education and school activities, emphasizing partnership between schools and families for student success.

Single-parent Families

Households headed by one adult, who takes on the roles of both caregiver and breadwinner, raising one or more children alone.

Two-parent Families

Family units consisting of two adults, typically a mother and a father, who are in a relationship and cohabiting or married, raising their children together.