Cialdini and His Colleagues (1994) Conducted an Experiment Where Confederates

question 2

Multiple Choice

Cialdini and his colleagues (1994) conducted an experiment where confederates either modelled littering or throwing a flyer in a trashcan. What were the findings?

• A) People were more likely to litter when watching a confederate throw a flyer in a trashcan.
• B) People were most likely to litter when watching a confederate litter in a clean environment.
• C) People were least likely to litter when watching a confederate litter in a clean environment.
• D) People did not litter in any environment, or in response to any confederate behaviour.

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Definitions:

Helping Behaviour

Refers to actions intended to provide assistance or benefit to another person or group of people.

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Actions that are morally good and exhibit virtues like integrity, honesty, courage, and kindness.

Kitty Genovese

An American woman whose 1964 murder in New York City became a case study in the social psychology of diffusion of responsibility.

Callous

Exhibiting or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.