The Reason for Developing GM Papaya Was to Provide the Plant

question 95

True/False

The reason for developing GM papaya was to provide the plant with resistance to the papaya ringspot virus.

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Definitions:

Bystander Effect

A behavioral pattern observed in social psychology where the presence of others reduces the likelihood of a person to assist someone in distress.

Latané and Darley

Social psychologists who researched the bystander effect, demonstrating how the presence of others affects the likelihood of helping behavior.

Bystander Effect

A phenomenon in social psychology where people are less inclined to assist a victim if there are others around.

Pluralistic Compliance

The phenomenon where individuals conform to the perceived behavior or beliefs of a group, even if they might personally disagree, due to the assumption that the group's consensus represents the correct course of action.