Jeff's Car Broke Down and Smoke Started Rising from the Engine

question 367

Multiple Choice

Jeff's car broke down and smoke started rising from the engine. He felt lucky to have broken down while parked in the center of town during lunch when many people were outside and could help. However, 30 minutes has passed and despite the heavily populated area, nobody has offered assistance. This is an example of the ________.

• A) zeitgeist
• B) behaviorist effect
• C) bystander effect
• D) self-serving prophecy

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Definitions:

Whole Child Concept

An educational approach that values nurturing all aspects of a child's development, including physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth.

Intellectual Ability

Refers to the capacity to think, reason, solve problems, and learn, often measured through IQ tests or other cognitive assessments.

Social Ability

The skill to interact and communicate effectively with others in social settings.

Bronfenbrenner

Urie Bronfenbrenner developed the Ecological Systems Theory to explain how the inherent qualities of a child and the characteristics of the external environment which the child finds himself in interact to influence how the child will grow and develop.