Darley and Latané (1968) Conducted a Study in Which Participants

question 10

Multiple Choice

Darley and Latané (1968) conducted a study in which participants were randomly assigned to one group who thought they were the only ones who could provide help and to another group who thought other people had heard a plea for help. The evidence the researchers provided was:

• A) rather weak evidence because the study was not done on ordinary people.
• B) rather strong evidence because the study was a true experiment.
• C) not especially strong evidence because it was a survey research study.
• D) weak because the study was inspired by the anecdote of Kitty Genovese.

Differentiate between programmed and non-programmed decision solutions.

Identify the factors that influence decision-making under constraints (e.g., time, information, political considerations).

Recognize the impact of cognitive biases on decision-making.

Distinguish between different problem types based on the clarity of the existing and desired states.

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