Why Didn't Latané and Darley (1968), in Their Study of Bystander

question 128

Multiple Choice

Why didn't Latané and Darley (1968) , in their study of bystander intervention in emergencies, use a manipulation more like events in the Kitty Genovese murder?

• A) It would be unethical to expose unwitting participants to such a distressing manipulation.
• B) It would be impossible to ensure that the murder sounded identical to all participants.
• C) It would be impossible to assign participants on the street to experimental conditions.
• D) The New York City police refused to give the researchers permission to conduct their experiment.

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