Assume That You Are a Participant in Latané and Darley's

question 80

Multiple Choice

Assume that you are a participant in Latané and Darley's (1968) experiment examining when people help.You believe that there are four other people participating with you in a discussion, although you are isolated in a booth to ensure privacy.When you are listening to one of the other participants talk, you hear him beginning to have a seizure.If you behave like the typical subject in Latané and Darley's research, what are you most likely to do?

• A) Run out of the booth to find the experimenter for help.
• B) Try yelling through the walls to see if he is all right.
• C) Anxiously remain in the booth and hope for the best.
• D) Leave the experiment because of psychological stress.

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