In an Experiment in Which Students Took Part in a Discussion

question 130

Multiple Choice

In an experiment in which students took part in a discussion over an intercom, one "student" pretended to have an epileptic-like seizure.When a six-person group heard the seizure, over 1/3 of the group took no action due to

• A) a diffusion of responsibility.
• B) desensitization of responses.
• C) cognitive dissonance.
• D) just-world beliefs.

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Definitions:

Relations

The ways in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected; a particular way in which someone or something is related or connected to something else.

Analogy Problems

Logical puzzles or questions that require solving by finding relationships between pairs of words, ideas, or situations.

Mental Set

The inclination to approach situations with a predetermined framework of understanding, often based on former experiences, that could potentially limit novel solutions.

Functional Fixedness

A mental bias that restricts an individual to utilizing an item solely in its conventional manner, impeding creativity and the ability to solve problems.