A Person Has Fainted and Collapsed on the Sidewalk

question 41

Multiple Choice

A person has fainted and collapsed on the sidewalk.Latané and Darley suggest that if the sidewalk is crowded, few people will even see you.This is because

• A)the dehumanizing effects of contemporary life.
• B)people naturally do not want to get involved.
• C)most people's view of the person lying on the sidewalk is blocked by others.
• D)of the widely-accepted norms against staring at others in public.

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