Suppose That You Are in an Emergency Situation and Need

question 170

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are in an emergency situation and need help. Social psychological research suggests that your best bet is to ____.

• A) try to move to a more crowded area where many people will see you
• B) identify a particular person, tell him or her that you need help, and tell him or her precisely what to do
• C) repeatedly say the words "help" or "I need help" so that there is no ambiguity about the nature of the situation
• D) simply scream at the top of your lungs until someone helps you

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.