Recall That Latané and Darley (1968)arranged for Participants to Overhear

question 158

Multiple Choice

Recall that Latané and Darley (1968) arranged for participants to overhear a seizure during a discussion of personal problems adjusting to college life.Their study was an experiment because

• A)the taped seizure was actually fake and was identical for everyone.
• B)the results were analyzed statistically.
• C)all participants were provided the same opportunity to help.
• D)the size of the discussion groups was systematically varied by the experimenters.
• E)participants were randomly assigned to systematically different discussion groups.

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