Regarding the Experiment in Which Smoke Was Blown into a Room

question 405

Multiple Choice

Regarding the experiment in which smoke was blown into a room, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) The results of the experiment lend support to the idea that people in crowds usually keep their eyes to themselves.
• B) The students working in groups initially kept their eyes on their questionnaires and avoided looking at the smoke.
• C) When the students working in groups noticed the smoke, they looked to other people for clues as to what was happening.
• D) The students working alone in the room were more likely to wait before responding to the smoke.

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