If John Darley and Bibb Latané Were to Make the Statement

question 349

Multiple Choice

If John Darley and Bibb Latané were to make the statement, "If an emergency occurs, then, the greater the number of bystanders, the less likely any one bystander will be to intervene," it would be considered an example of a(n) ___________.

• A)hypothesis
• B)theory
• C)correlation
• D)initial research question

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