When Darley and Batson (1973) Staged an Ambiguous Emergency (A

question 68

Multiple Choice

When Darley and Batson (1973) staged an ambiguous emergency (a man slumped in a doorway) in front of seminary students they found that

• A) seminary students were more helpful than the average bystander was.
• B) the bystander effect does not apply to religious people.
• C) students were less helpful if they were late for an appointment.
• D) students who were on their way to give a lecture on the parable of the good Samaritan were more helpful.

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