An Experiment Like Latané and Darley's (1968)demands Creativity and Ingenuity,and

question 12

Multiple Choice

An experiment like Latané and Darley's (1968) demands creativity and ingenuity,and is not easy to conduct.Why didn't Latané and Darley simply describe the hypothesis and procedures to participants and ask them what they would do in that situation?

• A) It would be too difficult to secure a random sample.
• B) The simpler alternative study would be low in psychological realism.
• C) The study would have low internal validity.
• D) It would be impossible to randomly assign participants in the simpler study.
• E) They would not be able to use operational definitions.

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