If Your Car Breaks Down on the Highway, Analysis of the Studies

question 59

Multiple Choice

If your car breaks down on the highway, analysis of the studies on bystander intervention suggests that you are most likely to receive help if

• A) there are only one or two cars on the highway.
• B) there are many cars on the highway.
• C) you are a woman stranded on the highway rather than a man.
• D) there are shifting patterns of heavy and light traffic on the highway.

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Definitions:

Sociological Representation

Sociological representation refers to elected officials representing the demographic characteristics or interests of their constituents, such as race, gender, or economic status.

Legislative Body

A group of individuals with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city.

Agency Representation

A form of representation in which elected officials serve as agents of their constituents, acting in the constituents' interest rather than their own personal interest.

Pork Barrel

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