There Is a Powerful Scene in the Classic Film to Kill

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Multiple Choice

There is a powerful scene in the classic film To Kill a Mockingbird.Atticus Finch,a small town lawyer,is on the courthouse steps standing guard over Tom Robinson,an African-American prisoner who he is defending.A mob of townspeople and local farmers approaches the courthouse,demanding that Atticus turn over Robinson; they are intent on administering their own form of vigilante justice.Suddenly,Atticus's young daughter Scout steps forward.She doesn't understand what's about to happen,and begins to address people in the crowd,"Hey,Mr.Cunningham.How's your boy? I like Walter,but I haven't seen him in awhile." As Scout innocently addresses a number of individuals in the crowd,they begin to leave one-by-one,until the whole lynch mob is disbanded.This classic movie scene best illustrates which social psychological phenomenon?

• A) social facilitation
• B) diffusion of responsibility
• C) the bystander effect
• D) social loafing
• E) deindividuation

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Definitions:

Auscultating

The act of listening to the sounds made by internal organs of the body, typically with a stethoscope, as a method of diagnosing medical conditions.

Palpatory Reading

The technique of examining the body by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.

Radial

Related to the radius bone or the radial artery, often used in the context of the lateral aspect of the forearm.

Subnormal

Below the normal or average level, often relating to temperature, intelligence, or health status.