Lucas Is Making His Way Across a Busy Campus Between

question 96

Multiple Choice

Lucas is making his way across a busy campus between classes.He notices smoke coming from the side of the cafeteria but figures that someone already called the fire department.What phenomenon does this illustrate?

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

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