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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Definitions:

Categorization

An adaptive mental process in which objects are grouped into conceptual categories, allowing for organized storage of information in memory, efficient retrieval of that information, and the capacity to respond with familiarity to new stimuli from a common class.

Information Processing

The means by which individuals perceive, analyze, manipulate, store, and recall information.

Working Memory

A mental system tasked with briefly maintaining data for processing.

Storage

The process or method by which information, data, or goods are kept for future use or retrieval.