In an Experiment in Which Students Took Part in a Discussion

question 40

Multiple Choice

In an experiment in which students took part in a discussion over an intercom,one "student" pretended to have an epileptic seizure.Regarding the degree of bystander intervention shown in this experiment,which of the following responded the most consistently and the quickest?

• A) subjects who thought they were alone with the "victim"
• B) subjects in the three-person groups
• C) subjects in the six-person groups
• D) all participants helped and within approximately the same reaction time

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