In One Well-Known Study on Empathy, Participants Had to Watch

question 152

Multiple Choice

In one well-known study on empathy, participants had to watch a confederate receive electric shocks. The researchers manipulated how difficult it was to escape from watching these electric shocks. Some participants were told that they had to watch 10 full trials of shocks, while others were told that they could leave after watching the first two trials. This manipulation was done to test for ____.

• A)audience inhibition
• B)egoistic motives for helping
• C)diffusion of responsibility
• D)belief in a just world

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Definitions:

Amino Acids

Organic compounds that combine to form proteins, containing an amino group and a carboxyl group, serving as the building blocks of proteins.

Deamination

The removal of an amino group (—NH2) from an amino acid or other organic compound.

Amino Group

A weakly basic functional group; abbreviated —NH2.

Anaerobic Conditions

Environments that lack oxygen, allowing for the survival and growth of organisms that can function without oxygen.