A Car Crash Woke John from His Afternoon Nap

question 63

Multiple Choice

A car crash woke John from his afternoon nap. When he looked out his apartment window, he saw several people milling around two smashed cars. He decided not to dial 911 because he assumed someone had already called. John's reaction is an example of __________

• A) the bystander effect.
• B) pluralistic compliance.
• C) obedience to authority.
• D) conformity to social norms.

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Definitions:

Serial Position Effect

The finding that, for information learned in a sequence, recall is better for the beginning and ending items than for the middle items in the sequence.

Phi Phenomenon

The optical illusion of perceiving continuous motion between separate objects viewed rapidly in succession.

Implicit Memory Effect

A phenomenon where previous experiences aid the performance of a task without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.

Sequestering Effect

The process of removing or isolating a chemical or substance from the environment, often used in carbon capture to reduce atmospheric CO2.