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

question 140

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 was impossible to assign participants on the street to experimental conditions.
• B) Ethically, it was impossible to expose unwitting participants to such a distressing manipulation.
• C) The New York City police refused to give the researchers permission to conduct their experiment.
• D) It was impossible to ensure that the murder sounded identical to all participants.
• E) It was impossible to have external validity.

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