Recall That Latané and Darley Observed the Number of Participants

question 63

Multiple Choice

Recall that Latané and Darley observed the number of participants in each condition who left their cubicles to help the alleged victim of a seizure. The __________ was the dependent variable in their experiment.

• A) severity of the seizure
• B) number of participants who tried to intervene
• C) number of other discussants
• D) number of personal problems reported by participants

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