Given Empirical Support for the Bystander Effect (Latané & Darley,1970),all

question 90

Multiple Choice

Given empirical support for the bystander effect (Latané & Darley,1970) ,all things being equal,you would be more likely to get needed assistance were you to have a heart attack

• A) in a crowded courtroom.
• B) in a busy restaurant.
• C) in a dentist's waiting room.
• D) at a large convention of real estate agents.
• E) when having a conversation with one other person.

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Definitions:

Serum Cholesterol

The total amount of cholesterol present in the serum portion of the blood, which is a key indicator in assessing an individual's risk for cardiovascular diseases.

Endocytosis

Bulk uptake of material through the cell membrane.

Receptor Mediated Endocytosis

This is a cellular process by which cells absorb metabolites, hormones, proteins – and in some cases viruses – by the inward budding of plasma membrane vesicles containing proteins with receptor sites specific to the molecules being absorbed.

LDLs

Low-density lipoproteins, often referred to as "bad" cholesterol, involved in the transport of cholesterol to cells.