Recall That Latané and Darley (1968) Studied Bystander Intervention by Having

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Multiple Choice

Recall that Latané and Darley (1968) studied bystander intervention by having participants overhear a seizure while they were speaking on headphones with another discussant. Assuming that the participants believed that the seizure was real and felt anxious and confused about whether and how to help when they heard the seizure, Latané and Darley's (1968) experiment was __________.

• A) low in psychological realism
• B) high in psychological realism
• C) low in internal validity
• D) invalid

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Definitions:

Adulthood

The period in a person's life following the achievement of physical and psychological maturity.

Identity Status

A concept in psychology that describes the level of exploration and commitment individuals have made toward identity formation in various life areas.

Passive Role

A situation or condition in which an individual does not actively contribute to the process or outcome, but instead receives or is affected by actions initiated by others.

Sensory Functioning

The ability of an organism to receive and process sensory information from the environment through sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.