Darley and Batson Had Seminary Students Think About a Talk

question 140

Multiple Choice

Darley and Batson had seminary students think about a talk they were about to have recorded in an adjacent building.Participants who had been _________________ were most likely to stop and offer aid to a "victim" they encountered en route to the recording studio.

• A)asked to talk about career opportunities
• B)asked to talk about the Good Samaritan parable
• C)given extra time to reach the studio
• D)told they were already late in departing for the studio

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