Bibb Latané and John Darley (1970)had Participants Complete Questionnaires Alone

question 40

Multiple Choice

Bibb Latané and John Darley (1970) had participants complete questionnaires alone or in the presence of two others.When the experimental room filled with "smoke," participants who were alone reported the potential emergency more quickly than those who worked on the questionnaire in the company of others.These results provide support for the concept of

• A) the overload hypothesis.
• B) pluralistic ignorance.
• C) social exchange theory.
• D) evaluation apprehension.
• E) diffusion of responsibility.

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