Darley and Batson Found That Type of Religiosity Affected the Kind

question 76

Multiple Choice

Darley and Batson found that type of religiosity affected the kind of aid a subject offered to the victim. Specifically, they observed that:

• A) "rigid" helping styles were prevalent among subjects who viewed religion as a "quest" for meaning in their personal and social worlds.
• B) subjects who held orthodox religious beliefs tended to listen carefully to the victim's claims that he was really all right.
• C) subjects who scored high on the "religion as quest" scale were more mindful of the victim's definitions of his own needs.
• D) religiously orthodox subjects were cold and callous toward the victim.

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Definitions:

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