In One Well-Known Study of Helping Behavior, Researchers Examined Helping

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Multiple Choice

In one well-known study of helping behavior, researchers examined helping among a sample of theology students. The students were either (a) put under time pressure or not put under time pressure and (b) expecting to give a speech about the parable of the (very helpful) Good Samaritan or expecting to give a speech about something else. Which students turned out to be the MOST helpful?

• A)Those who were not in a hurry-regardless of the speech manipulation
• B)Those who were expecting to give a speech about the parable of the Good Samaritan-regardless of the time pressure manipulation
• C)Those who were not in a hurry and were expecting to give a speech about the parable of the Good Samaritan
• D)Those who were in a hurry and were expecting to give a speech about the parable of the Good Samaritan

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Definitions:

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