What Was the Main Independent Variable in Latané and Darley's

question 86

Multiple Choice

What was the main independent variable in Latané and Darley's experiment on helping in emergency situations?

• A) the time that elapsed from the start of the victim's seizure until the participant left the room to get help
• B) the participant's level of altruism
• C) the number of other people the participant believed had also heard the victim's distress
• D) the amount of medical training the participants had before joining the experiment

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