You Are Driving to School and Notice That There Is

question 67

Multiple Choice

You are driving to school and notice that there is an injured dog lying on the side of the road-presumably the victim of a hit-and-run. You are in a very busy part of town, however, so you decide that your help probably isn't needed (someone else will attend to the dog and call for help, if they haven't already) . Social psychologists would say that ____ prevented you from helping in this case.

• A) belief in a just world
• B) diffusion of responsibility
• C) the Good Samaritan effect
• D) the commons dilemma

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Definitions:

Decision Outcomes

The consequences or results that follow from actions taken based on decision-making processes.

Ill-Defined Problems

Ill-defined problems are challenges or questions that have unclear goals, multiple possible solutions, and uncertain resolution paths, often requiring creative problem-solving strategies.

Non-Programmed Decision

Decision making that occurs in response to unusual, infrequent, and unpredictable situations, requiring specific solutions.

Bounded Rationality Theory

A concept suggesting that decision-making is limited by the information available, the cognitive limitations of the decision maker, and the time constraints.