Increasing the Number of People That Are Present During an Emergency

question 403

Multiple Choice

Increasing the number of people that are present during an emergency tends to

• A) increase the likelihood that people will cooperate in rendering assistance.
• B) decrease the empathy that people feel for the victim.
• C) increase the role that social norms governing helping will play.
• D) decrease the likelihood that anyone will help.

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Definitions:

Population Mean

The average value of all the members of a set or population, denoting the central tendency.

Null Hypothesis

An assumption made for a statistical test that there is no significant difference or effect, to be tested against the alternative hypothesis.

Equality Sign

A symbol used in mathematics to indicate that two expressions on either side of the sign are equal in value.

Type I Error

The mistake of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, falsely indicating a significant effect or difference.