Cosmo Is Walking Home on a Busy Downtown Street When

question 52

Multiple Choice

Cosmo is walking home on a busy downtown street when he notices a woman lying on the sidewalk who appears to have lost consciousness. Which of the following obstacles to helping would best explain why he did not interpret the event as an emergency?

• A) Audience inhibition
• B) Pluralistic ignorance
• C) Diffusion of responsibility
• D) Empathetic altruism

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