In Latané and Darley's Experiment in Which Smoke Seeped into the Room

question 66

Multiple Choice

In Latané and Darley's experiment in which smoke seeped into the room:

• A) participants ignored the smoke at first, and then in just about every case, once the smoke was relatively dense, went to report it
• B) even in the condition in which each subject was alone in the room, not all participants left the room
• C) participants did not leave the room, but took action to try to block the entry of the smoke
• D) when two or more participants were together in the room, they quickly took appropriate action
• E) no bystander effect was observed because each subject was personally in a state of possible risk, rather than simply being an observer

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