Participants in an Experiment by Miho Toi and Daniel Batson

question 68

Multiple Choice

Participants in an experiment by Miho Toi and Daniel Batson (1982) listened to an (alleged) radio interview in which a student in their Introductory Psychology class described an accident that caused her to fall behind in the course.Based on the empathy-altruism hypothesis,the researchers predicted that participants would help Carol when

• A) they were instructed to be objective while listening to the interview.
• B) Carol made a direct request for participants' help.
• C) they believed that they would see Carol back in class.
• D) they were instructed to try to imagine how Carol felt.
• E) Carol was believed to be attractive.