In a Study Designed to Identify Factors Involved in Helping

question 28

Multiple Choice

In a study designed to identify factors involved in helping behavior, a man on a crowded bus clutches his chest and falls to the floor. In one of the conditions of the study the man is clean shaven and wearing a suit; in the other condition he has a scraggly beard and is wearing a dirty t-shirt and jeans. The amount of time it takes for someone to help the man is recorded. In this example the independent variable is

• A) the amount of time it takes someone to help.
• B) the appearance of the man.
• C) the participants in the study.
• D) how crowded the bus is.

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