John Darley and Daniel Batson (1973)conducted a Study in Which

question 87

Multiple Choice

John Darley and Daniel Batson (1973) conducted a study in which participants were provided the opportunity to help when they were on their way to deliver a brief speech on the Good Samaritan or on another topic.These researchers found that _______ because _______.

• A) seminary students were more likely to help a man slumped in a doorway; they remembered the Golden Rule.
• B) participants who scored higher on empathy were more likely to help; they could take the suffering man's perspective.
• C) participants in a hurry were less likely to help; they didn't notice the man slumped in the doorway.
• D) participants who were to discuss the Good Samaritan were more likely to help; the norm of charity was more accessible.
• E) participants who scored higher on prosocial behaviours were more likely to help; it was in their nature.

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