Levine and Others (2005) Conducted an Experiment in Which a "Jogger

question 130

Multiple Choice

Levine and others (2005) conducted an experiment in which a "jogger," a confederate, was wearing a t-shirt that was either the same as the participant's favorite soccer team, the t-shirt of a rival team, or a neutral t-shirt. The "jogger" fell in front of the participant, appearing to sustain an injury. Participants were

• A) less likely to help if the jogger was wearing a rival team shirt.
• B) more likely to help if the jogger was wearing their own favorite team's shirt.
• C) both less likely to help a jogger wearing a rival shirt and more likely to help a jogger wearing their own team's shirt.
• D) equally likely to help in the "favorite" and "neutral" conditions, but more likely to help in the "rival" condition.

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Definitions:

Phobia

An extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.

Phobia

An intense, irrational fear of specific objects, situations, or activities that leads to avoidance behavior and significant distress or impairment in functioning.

Irrational

Pertaining to thoughts or actions not based on reason or logic.

Projective Tests

Psychological assessment tools that use ambiguous stimuli to elicit responses that reveal aspects of an individual's personality, motivations, or conflicts.