A Social Psychologist Questions Whether or Not the Participants' Willingness

question 114

Multiple Choice

A social psychologist questions whether or not the participants' willingness to help a seizure victim in Latané and Darley's (1968) experiment was influenced by the fact that it was an apparent medical emergency.This researcher could best investigate this issue by

• A)surveying people as to how they respond to different types of intervention situations.
• B)surveying people as to how they usually respond to medical emergencies.
• C)replicating the study using different types of medical emergencies.
• D)reanalyzing the data from the original study.
• E)replicating the study using different types of emergencies.

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Definitions:

Dopamine

A neurotransmitter involved in controlling the brain's reward and pleasure centers, and regulating movement and emotional responses.

Myelin Sheath

A fatty layer that encases the axons of some nerve cells, facilitating the rapid transmission of nerve impulses.

Axon

A long, narrow outgrowth of a neuron’s cell body that lets the neuron transmit information to other neurons.

Acetylcholine

A neurotransmitter in both the central and peripheral nervous systems involved in muscle activation and memory among other functions.