From the Results of the "Good Samaritan" Experiment, Darley and Batson

question 45

Multiple Choice

From the results of the "Good Samaritan" experiment, Darley and Batson conclude that:

• A) seminary students, as a group, are more hypocritical than the general population.
• B) being in a hurry is inversely related to being religious, probably because hurried persons are very involved in worldly, material concerns and do not consider other-worldly, religious issues.
• C) personality variables are strong predictors of whether or not a person offers assistance to someone in need.
• D) situational variables affect whether or not a person offers assistance to someone in need.

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Definitions:

Culturally Based

Aspects, practices, or beliefs that are rooted in or derived from the specific traditions, values, and norms of a culture.

Self-Esteem

An individual's subjective evaluation of their own worth or value.

Significance Dimension

A term that may relate to the importance or impact scale of a particular factor or element within a study or analysis. If not an established term, NO.

Self-Esteem

An individual's subjective evaluation of their own worth, including feelings of confidence, respect, and value.