Robert Baron (1976)conducted a Field Experiment to Study Drivers' Responses

question 35

Multiple Choice

Robert Baron (1976) conducted a field experiment to study drivers' responses to a car that hesitated when a stoplight turned green.He found that when a confederate hobbled across the street on crutches in front of the lead car in the intersection,fewer drivers behind the lead car honked their horns.According to Baron,why was that?

• A) Drivers at the rear were distracted by the sight of a person on crutches.
• B) Drivers at the rear were afraid honking their horns might frighten the person on crutches.
• C) Drivers at the rear felt empathy for the confederate, which inhibited their aggression.
• D) Drivers at the rear forgot all about their own troubles.
• E) Drivers at the rear were given a dispositional attribution for the lead driver's hesitation.

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