Suggest One Variable Other Than the Presence and Number of Bystanders

question 9

Essay

Suggest one variable other than the presence and number of bystanders that you think might influence the likelihood that an individual will come to someone's aid.State a hypothesis and explain how you might test it experimentally.Specify the independent and dependent variables,making sure to provide an operational definition of each.Describe the experimental and control groups and briefly outline the procedure.

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Definitions:

Behaviourist

Pertaining to the school of thought in psychology focusing on observable behaviors and how they're learned through interaction with the environment.

Behaviourism

A branch of psychology that focuses on observable behaviors rather than internal processes such as thoughts and feelings.

Social Modelling

The process by which individuals learn behaviors, skills, and attitudes by observing and imitating the actions of others.

Reinforcement-Affect Model

A psychological theory suggesting that the emotional response to a stimulus reinforces behavior, influencing subsequent actions or attitudes.