Lindsay Wants to Test If Prosocial Behaviour Differs in Urban

question 88

Multiple Choice

Lindsay wants to test if prosocial behaviour differs in urban and rural settings.After reading Chapter 10,she decides to replicate the lost letter procedure (Milgram,1969) .Which of the following outcomes can Lindsay expect?

• A) People in cities are more likely to mail the letters than the people in small towns.
• B) People in cities and people in small towns are equally likely to mail the letters.
• C) People in cities are more likely to mail letters addressed to institutions, while people in small towns are more likely to mail letters addressed to individuals.
• D) People in small towns are more likely to mail letters addressed to institutions, while people in cities are more likely to mail letters addressed to individuals.
• E) People in small towns are more likely to mail the letters than the people in the city.

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Definitions:

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