In General, Which of the Following Factors Decreases the Probability

question 165

Multiple Choice

In general, which of the following factors decreases the probability that a given person will come to the aid of a person in distress?

• A) being certain that the person needs help
• B) personally knowing the person in distress
• C) having other people around who might also help
• D) having plenty of time available

Recognize the transformation of culture over time and its drivers.

Identify the role of demographic factors, discoveries, and major events in driving social change.

Understand the concept of social dilemmas and their implications for collective behavior.

Recognize the importance of addressing public goods dilemmas and the tragedy of the commons for sustainable societal development.

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Definitions:

Matched Pairs

Matched pairs refer to a study design in statistics where pairs of subjects are matched in terms of key variables that are thought to affect the outcome of interest, and then compared on the outcome, often used to control for confounding variables.

Ordinal

A scale of measure that categorizes data while also ranking them in a meaningful order, but without indicating the exact differences between ranks.

Sign Test

A nonparametric statistical test used to determine if there are differences between two paired samples.

T-test

A statistical method used to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two groups, which may be related in certain features.