The "Good Samaritan" Study Conducted by Darley and Batson (1973)

question 46

Multiple Choice

The "Good Samaritan" study conducted by Darley and Batson (1973) examined helping behavior in seminary students at Princeton University. These students were either rushed or not rushed to get to an appointment. Results of this study showed that

• A) participants who viewed religion as a means toward personal salvation were less likely to help someone than participants who viewed religion as a means toward moral and spiritual values.
• B) when rushed, only participants who viewed religion as a means toward personal salvation were less likely to help someone.
• C) when rushed, only participants who viewed religion as a means toward moral and spiritual values were less likely to help someone.
• D) the nature of participants' religious orientations did not predict helping behavior; only being rushed or not predicted helping.

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Definitions:

Antigens

Substances that the immune system recognizes as foreign or dangerous, triggering an immune response.

Chromosomes

Structures within cells that contain DNA and genetic information critical for reproduction, functioning, and growth.

Red Blood Cells

Cells in the blood that carry oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body and return carbon dioxide to the lungs for exhalation.

Transporting Oxygen

The primary function of the respiratory and circulatory systems, allowing oxygen to be inhaled into the lungs, carried by red blood cells, and delivered to tissue.