Recall That Latané and Darley (1970) Had Participants Complete Questionnaires

question 17

Multiple Choice

Recall that Latané and Darley (1970) had participants complete questionnaires alone, or in the presence of two others. When the experimental room filled with "smoke," participants who were alone reported the potential emergency more quickly than did those who worked on the questionnaire in the company of others. These results provide support for the concept of __________.

• A) diffusion of responsibility
• B) social exchange theory
• C) evaluation apprehension
• D) pluralistic ignorance

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Definitions:

Population Mean

The average of a set of characteristics (e.g., measurements, scores) for every individual or entity in the entire population.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sample mean distribution or an estimate of that standard deviation.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values in the dataset deviate from the mean.

Sample Size

The number of observations or individuals included in a sample drawn from a population.