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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