Scientists and Engineers at Epic Electronics Rely on the Internet

question 44

Multiple Choice

Scientists and engineers at Epic Electronics rely on the Internet to keep in touch with their peers at various universities and research organizations. In recent years these researchers have become frustrated because the increasing congestion on the Internet has disrupted their attempts to communicate and collaborate with colleagues at other institutions. Which of the following developments would be most likely to help Epic Electronics researchers overcome this problem?

• A) set up an intranet
• B) allow its scientists and engineers to telecommute
• C) assign each employee a second e-mail address
• D) gain access to Internet2

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Definitions:

Bystander Effect

An occurrence within social psychology where individuals become hesitant to help someone in distress if there are other witnesses present.

Assumed

Something that is taken for granted or accepted as true without proof or demonstration.

Diffusion Of Responsibility

The feeling among bystanders at an emergency that the responsibility for helping is shared by the group, making each person feel less compelled to act than if he or she alone bore the total responsibility.

Darley And Latané

Psychologists known for their research on the bystander effect, illustrating how individual responsibility is diluted in the presence of others.