Assume That You Are a Participant in Latané and Darley's

question 5

Multiple Choice

Assume that you are a participant in Latané and Darley's (1968) experiment examining when people help.You believe that there are four other people participating with you in a discussion,although you are isolated in a booth to ensure privacy.When you are listening to one of the other participants talk,you hear him beginning to have a seizure.What are you most likely to do?

• A)Run out of the booth to find the experimenter for help.
• B)Anxiously remain in the booth and hope for the best.
• C)Leave the experiment because of psychological stress.
• D)Run out of the booth to help the person having the seizure.
• E)Try yelling through the walls to see if he is all right.