While Returning Home from Office, Luke Was Robbed by Two

question 43

Multiple Choice

While returning home from office, Luke was robbed by two men in his neighborhood. After the incident, Luke realized that many people had been watching the incident yet no one had tried to help him fight or catch the culprits. This unwillingness of the people to aid Luke is an example of the _____. 

• A)actor-observer effect  
• B)primacy effect  
• C)bystander effect  
• D)recency effect

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Definitions:

Space

The physically boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction.

Time

A continuous sequence in which events occur in succession from the past through the present to the future.

Effortful

Requiring considerable mental or physical effort.

Automatic

Automatic processes are cognitive functions that occur with little to no conscious awareness or effort, often enabling routine tasks or responses.