In an Experiment in Which Students Took Part in a Discussion

question 242

Multiple Choice

In an experiment in which students took part in a discussion over an intercom,one "student" pretended to have an epileptic seizure.When a six-person group heard the seizure,over 1/3 of the group took no action due to

• A) a diffusion of responsibility.
• B) desensitization of responses.
• C) cognitive dissonance.
• D) just-world beliefs.

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